On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:06:38 +0000, Ken wrote:
> "psycholist" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>> Gee Ken, did ya read the original post? The guy isn't being given
>> the choice to support the group that manages the event. They're
>> telling him it's "sold out."
>
> Those limits are for saftey reasons, among others. If you think
> enough of the group to want to go on their rides, the least you can
> do is to respect their saftey program and do the ride another day.
> Next time around, sign up a little earlier. Only a very few rides
> around the country are so crowded that they have restrictions on
> early registrations.
OK let me say that I've run into this problem in a different way. The
area I ride in is very popular for rides for NY & NJ. My starting
points are very popular starting points for some of the rides and I've
been caught in the middle of them during some of my spring training
rides. Now what I don't do is to use their stops. But what really
****** me off was when one of my riders had a minor accident and one
of their SAGs pulled up and asked if we were on their ride. We
answered no (we're honest) and they took off! They didn't check to
see if we needed help and the situation looked worse than it really
was. There was no offer of help. Now I didn't expect a whole lot since
we weren't on their ride but a slight sign of caring should have been
shown. You don't leave a fellow rider on the side of the road totally
unsupported. Yes we had it covered but they didn't know that. My best
friend and I usually carry enough tools to get us out of most jams. I
carry 4 tubes, a patch kit, a spare tire, a tire boot, spoke repair
kit, tools, First Aid kit and toilet paper (but nothing to read!). My
friend loads up similarly.
Personally I try to avoid riding in the same space as sponosred rides
if I'm not on them. This is because it tends to cause confusion where
other riders try to follow us. That will ruin their day and probably
add more than several miles to their ride.
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