Quote from: SacDuc on August 26, 2008, 04:38:49 PM
make the beast with two backs group rides and make the beast with two backs the make the beast with two backsing make the beast with two backsers who like them.

I'm wit cha! 

I think it depends entirely on the group you ride with.  Last group ride I was on we would all ride our own pace and then just meet up at a designated spot.  It was more like groups of two or three riding together than a whole pack.  There was one group that I have gone out with one time that I will never consider riding with again.  Then there is my usual group which is a mix of Ducs and jap bikes that I really enjoy riding with.  Sometimes I will just go out by myself.  You can meet some great peeps riding in groups and make some great friends. 

for me its less about showing off and more about having fun with people.  kinda like bar hopping.  would you rather go bar hopping by yourself or with a group of friends?  never been in a huge group though, the largest was about 8 people.  as long as we're not going absurdly slow or the really fast guys are going at track speeds, i enjoy myself.   

Quote from: bobspapa on August 27, 2008, 07:31:02 AM

speaking of riding with a-holes....we still on for this weekend?

There is no bigger self absorbed asshole I'd rather ride with this weekend than you.       [moto]

sac


/wait. . . you weren't implying that I am . . .
//naw, couldn't be

 [moto]   


I dunno 

i don't know what it is, but i don't ever group ride. i'm not interested in sharing the experience or doing something i was not planning on by suggestions. i'm not really into riding with 2 people(me included). i guess that's why i don't ask a bunch of people to get together in cars & go for a ride. i do like to with groups though.  [moto] i like this emoticon, as it is just 1, & he's smiling.

I used to HATE group rides when I used to race mountain bikes. I hated going slow when riding with a group of guys of varying ability,  and hated waiting for slower riders. I would usually just get out front and drop the pack.
On my dirt bike, I rode solo about 60% of the time. But I enjoyed the group rides because we could push each other and do crazy things I would never attempt on my own. And there was always someone around if you crashed to help pull you out of a ditch.
Many of the trails I would ride in Colorado are pretty remote. Even those near Denver. If I broke down or crashed during the week, there was a good chance I would not be found for a day or so (depending on where I had trouble). So, I tended to take a slower pace when riding on my own so I could be sure to get back in one piece.
On the street, I don't mind riding with a group if it's a small group. I don't push myself on the street like I do in the dirt, so going slower isn't a big deal.
I think it depends on your pace, and purpose of the ride. On the street, I like mingling with other like-minded riders and talking Ducati.
If I start pushing the pace to crazy fast, as we often did in the dirt, I guess I feel I am game for a night or two in jail if I get caught. At that point, I might as well take it to a track.
Wow! Am I getting rational in my old age? Bummer!

It's not that bad riding group rides sometimes,the best thing about it is when and after the ride, the conversations are great with a bunch of riders having the same passion.

for me it's social 

Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 28, 2008, 07:19:33 PM
for me it's social 

Thank you. That one little phrase helped clarify why I truly abhor group rides. Yeah the riding sucks, but I'm slow as hell anyway so that shouldn't bother me so much. The real reason is that I am unfriendly and don't like people.

For me it is is anti-social. 

sac

Quote from: SacDuc on August 29, 2008, 10:56:51 AM

Thank you. That one little phrase helped clarify why I truly abhor group rides. Yeah the riding sucks, but I'm slow as hell anyway so that shouldn't bother me so much. The real reason is that I am unfriendly and don't like people.

For me it is is anti-social. 

sac

gas up for Sat 

Quote from: bobspapa on August 29, 2008, 11:08:18 AM

gas up for Sat 

Okay. But we don't have to talk or make eye contact or anything do we?


sac




/what time we headin' out?

Quote from: SacDuc on August 29, 2008, 11:29:42 AM

Okay. But we don't have to talk or make eye contact or anything do we?


sac




/what time we headin' out?

I dunno.... we be heading your way Sat morning. so maybe an afternon ride. If that dont work for ya'll..... we can do it Sunday (after you get out of church  )

Quote from: bobspapa on August 29, 2008, 11:32:53 AM
I dunno.... we be heading your way Sat morning. so maybe an afternon ride. If that dont work for ya'll..... we can do it Sunday (after you get out of church  )

Saturday afternoon it is!  Will LM and the boys being hanging out  with M at the casa while we go putt-putt? I can put some red meat on the grill when we get back.

sac

Two is company, three is a crowd.   [moto]