tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post9043956253092965861..comments2023-09-21T04:28:42.228-04:00Comments on Rock Star Tri: My journey back to the endurance world frequently interrupted by life : Who WON'T you ride with?RockStarTrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672184842226835noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-46802468165780294462011-03-27T22:18:51.321-04:002011-03-27T22:18:51.321-04:00I think ego plays into it a lot. It also covers a...I think ego plays into it a lot. It also covers a lot of your other criteria. Somebody that thinks their needs are more important then the rest of the group.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667441608820485935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-27164524914924713552011-03-24T12:06:21.006-04:002011-03-24T12:06:21.006-04:00I have uninvited no one. Nor have I ever ridden wi...I have uninvited no one. Nor have I ever ridden with anyone. I have done every ride alone for the last three years. <br />I am afraid I would be either too annoying, or too slow for a group.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517747321455561159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-2890552977954986712011-03-22T11:22:05.563-04:002011-03-22T11:22:05.563-04:00I've uninvited L. Castillo & O. Perez...th...I've uninvited L. Castillo & O. Perez...the clubhouse is grateful!Georgia Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605735988408411210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-19504660674448956382011-03-22T11:05:00.688-04:002011-03-22T11:05:00.688-04:00LOL! I recognized many 'friends' in your ...LOL! I recognized many 'friends' in your 'Won't Ride With' list!<br /><br />As for me, I'm not super fast (yet... but then, hope springs eternal) and I can't keep up with any of the riders on the group rides I hear about so I mostly opt to go out on my own for my long rides. <br /><br />Being an only child, training alone isn't all that foreign to me. Plus, it's just like race day! LOL - I'm usually left out there by myself as I putt-putt along... ;)<br /><br />I find it easier when I'm alone, to take my nature breaks as required and am free to mutter aloud to myself (sometimes encouragement and sometimes criticism...) as I find the going getting tough... many people don't understand the whole talking to yourself out loud thing... ;)Sue Sitkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380891344946878757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-86118066851794774752011-03-21T20:09:34.734-04:002011-03-21T20:09:34.734-04:00I don't ride, but I run. No one's invited....I don't ride, but I run. No one's invited. I always run alone. In races, I don't socialize. I am not a very nice person and basically I am saving others from the burden of my company.<br /><br />I <i>would</i> invite Luis Castillo and Wilson Valdez. I don't know how the former will work out for us, but I thank your Mets for giving us the latter.Glaven Q. Heisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223203230634447543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-26156903576072766492011-03-21T09:01:36.435-04:002011-03-21T09:01:36.435-04:00This is a good post, there is people I dont care t...This is a good post, there is people I dont care to ride with and alot of people that I will never ride with. You get someone on a bike and their ego inflates uncontrollably, I dont like it and it can ruin a ride.Big Daddy Dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868041775049514011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-83626756349001697852011-03-20T20:33:39.717-04:002011-03-20T20:33:39.717-04:00Maybe this is a variation of the too slow or too f...Maybe this is a variation of the too slow or too fast, rule, but I don't like to ride with people who want to ride with you because they know they are faster than you and don't want to get hammered by riding with a faster group.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384272602826948777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-69125442864622708942011-03-20T16:53:33.276-04:002011-03-20T16:53:33.276-04:00I'm beginning to think I'm polite...since ...I'm beginning to think I'm polite...since I'm a newb to bike riding, I state my pace, and ask if that is too slow. The organizers, luckily always are nicely truthful that yes...too slow. No skin on my nose and no one is annoyed by me.<br />:)Al's CL Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554609401299091200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-24863592681608238692011-03-20T16:04:29.944-04:002011-03-20T16:04:29.944-04:00Group of 10 one guy says he is going to do 30min w...Group of 10 one guy says he is going to do 30min wu, then 15minutes of zone5 x4, 10min recovery and then repeat 15min of zone5. I'd usually be cool with this if we weren't doing 100+mi in the hills. Told him I'd see him back at the parking lot in 5hrs! I hung on for the first interval just to see what this guy (on a Shiv, BTW, first one I've seen in person)did for Zone5 - 32mph, pushing 340watts -- it hurt!<br /><br />Usually I am cool with whatever and if it screws up my day (like unprepared person does) I will just continue on without them, no skin off my back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061773215250783439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-36580805246161769292011-03-20T15:56:43.131-04:002011-03-20T15:56:43.131-04:00I wouldn't ride with myself ;)
It's why s...I wouldn't ride with myself ;)<br /><br />It's why smaller group rides scare me - it's more likely to have the issue of different goals come to a head. Riders coalesce into smaller packs when it's a bigger ride, so it's not as much of an issue.<br /><br />Then again, I've had my toughest yet most gratifying ride when there were only 4 of us on the ride.joyRuNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033973041471006513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-21387973443322143172011-03-20T14:19:40.705-04:002011-03-20T14:19:40.705-04:00Let's just say that I have a friend who repeat...Let's just say that I have a friend who repeatedly showed up last year without tubes/pump/cartridges. And she repeatedly had flats. We nearly ended up dropping her from the invite list since she was always costing us tubes and time. After a few meltdowns she finally got it together and started coming fully prepared. <br /><br />I don't know if you'd want to ride with me since my friends and I take great delight in seeing who can whine the loudest on really hard climbs. And we have a tendency to sing after mile 80 or so to take our minds off of our suffering.<br /><br />Still, in spite of my shortcomings, I'd love to ride with you someday!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14297628797036891814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453703578407612912.post-88679141522242349612011-03-20T11:35:58.664-04:002011-03-20T11:35:58.664-04:00I am so glad I am on your "ride with list&quo...I am so glad I am on your "ride with list" and that our "will not ride with" list is quite similar!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787763352097031899noreply@blogger.com