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Originally Posted by CycleCam303
Thanks hernan. I appreciate it.
@ Alex you've ridden with me before. Actually you've towed me around a couple of times as a matter of fact. I ride in my limits and comfort zone. |
I'm sorry Cam; I didn't put enough context in my post. The feeling on my end is more worry than annoyance, anger, or anything else. You're a quick learner, and have very good bike control skills. In just about any street ride, you can choose to ride at or near the front of almost any group. If there are those where you can't, I really do question whether it's a group ride that anyone should really be risking.
You're quite interested and focused in improving your own skills, but in some of your posts, things come through that make me think you're not fully processing the risks you are taking. Sliding the front on the street. Backing the rear and hoping the front sticks. "Showing people a wheel" on street rides. Having the front end get light on roads like Marsh creek while riding an unfamiliar bike at triple-digit speeds. None of these mean instant harm. But each one has a certain level of risk. Keep rolling that dice, and at some point the odds catch up with everyone. I fully buy into the threads/posts where you describe the differences between track-riding aggression, and street riding where you need to leave enough margin for as many contingencies as possible. It's threads like these where it's hard to tell how fully you buy into them.