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> You get dropped. So what? You just finish alone and happy no? You feel shit. You feel useless. You feel a drag on the group. You give up on the idea of ri
by mft_ 3y ago
> You get dropped. So what? You just finish alone and happy no?
You feel shit. You feel useless. You feel a drag on the group. You give up on the idea of riding with an unknown group until you've gained more fitness riding on your own.
> Besides there are many rides with no drop rule (sometimes until the last 10km or so) or with regular regrouping.
There are many that aren't; and even if they are, believe me it sucks to be the one that's always having to be waited for.
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Take some well-meaning feedback from an anonymous person on the internet: you are seriously lacking empathy on this subject.
- nradov 3y agoSpeak for yourself. I've been dropped on group rides many times. It's no big deal. You would have to be really fragile to get upset about that. Clubs or bike stores will often have A/B/C road rides for different ability levels. Usually only the A ride is a drop ride, while the B and C rides have designated regroup points.
- scott_w 3y ago> You would have to be really fragile to get upset about that. Attitudes like this are what stop many new riders from joining cycling clubs, myself included.
- nradov 3y agoIf you don't want to get dropped then just join a "no drop" ride. I'm not seeing your problem here.
- scott_w 3y agoThat’s not what I took umbrage with. Read my comment again.
- prmoustache 3y agoBut don't you get upset if you are constently at the back of the Zwift races anyway? I am struggling to figure out the difference.
- scott_w 3y agoYou’ve clearly not read anything I wrote.
- nradov 3y agoMaybe quit being a wuss?
- scott_w 3y agoThanks for proving my point.