Riding your own ride

**carver** · 20th June 2009, 20:44

i will say this once

when on a group ride, stick to your limits, do not race the faster guys that make you ride over your head, stick within your abilities, and do not ever run wide tip the bike over further and trust your tires.

this is crucial advice for a group ride

its not worth dying to prove your fast, it does not matter.
i wrote some stuff on the mormon few facebook page too just to clear things up

**NDORFN** · 20th June 2009, 20:48

What brought this on?

**Grahameeboy** · 20th June 2009, 20:50

So when do you stick to your own advice Carver

**crazyhorse** · 20th June 2009, 20:51

Don't ride with the HB Thursday night riders then, we're a bunch of nutters

**one fast tl1ooo** · 20th June 2009, 20:53

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

Don't ride with the HB Thursday night riders then, we're a bunch of nutters

i am with the nutter above

**YellowDog** · 20th June 2009, 20:53

Well said.

This is why the Laxed out rides are such a good idea.

Youtube is full of idiots trying to impress.

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 20th June 2009, 20:59

Sounds like this has come from the tragedy on the Coro loop ride.
Your right carver, we should all ride within our limits but peer pressure can be a powerful thing.
Group riding is one thing, racing is another!
If you want to race or test yourself you know where it should be done.
I hope you get over the images of today dude.

**Mom** · 20th June 2009, 20:59

Originally Posted by carver

when on a group ride, stick to your limits, do not race the faster guys that make you ride over your head, stick within your abilities, and do not ever run wide tip the bike over further and trust your tires.

Good advice there for sure. Can I add one little extra? This applies every time you get on your bike, not just on group rides.

**monkeymcbean** · 20th June 2009, 21:09

Originally Posted by carver

i will say this once

when on a group ride, stick to your limits, do not race the faster guys that make you ride over your head, stick within your abilities, and do not ever run wide tip the bike over further and trust your tires.

this is crucial advice for a group ride

its not worth dying to prove your fast, it does not matter.

i think ive heard this before, but always good to reinforce, and just don't invite the ones that have dodgey riding behaviour back to a ride, or just say something they might not know they are scaring the 'be jesus' out of the other riders.

**smoky** · 20th June 2009, 21:15

Originally Posted by Grahameeboy

So when do you stick to your own advice Carver

He does, he did

**Grahameeboy** · 20th June 2009, 21:20

Originally Posted by smoky

He does, he did

I was able to read the pages

**smoky** · 20th June 2009, 21:21

Originally Posted by carver

when on a group ride, stick to your limits, do not race the faster guys that make you ride over your head, stick within your abilities, and do not ever run wide tip the bike over further and trust your tires.

this is crucial advice for a group ride

its not worth dying to prove your fast, it does not matter.

I agree whole heartily - but i would also ask;

If you can ride very well, and you're out with riders who do not have the same ability as you, but try to stick with you, you can see they're riding beyond their skill level - do you think you have a responsibility to slow down, rather than encourage them on?

I don't know?

**oldguy** · 20th June 2009, 22:02

Originally Posted by carver

i will say this once

when on a group ride, stick to your limits, do not race the faster guys that make you ride over your head, stick within your abilities, and do not ever run wide tip the bike over further and trust your tires.

this is crucial advice for a group ride

its not worth dying to prove your fast, it does not matter.

I totally agree, its something that we constantly tell new riders on our regular SATNR.
ride within your own ability

**carver** · 20th June 2009, 22:15

Originally Posted by smoky

I agree whole heartily - but i would also ask;

If you can ride very well, and you're out with riders who do not have the same ability as you, but try to stick with you, you can see they're riding beyond their skill level - do you think you have a responsibility to slow down, rather than encourage them on?

I don't know?

everyone is responsible for their own life and ride.

after what happened today, i just wanted to make it clear, its not worth dying over.
i cant judge how good a rider you are, or your abilities, as i only get a brief partial insight when riding with people for the first time.

**smoky** · 21st June 2009, 08:26

Of course I'm not really referring to yesterdays tragedy - you're right, every one is responsible for their own choices

But last year, 3 times, while riding with guys I didn't know very well; I noticed they were running wide, over braking and crap like that, and eventually they came off
I was riding well within my ability - but they were kind of pushing it too far.

I decided that if I am going to invite riders out, or I go with others, I ride to their pace now - up to my ability. Even if it means a slower pace than I am comfortable with

It's a funny thing pride, it pushes too many bikers into calamity.

About 12 months ago I came off - I was keeping up with a bunch of sport bikes on the Coro, I knew my rear shock was stuffed and I should've been taking it easy, but you know - you get caught up in the adrenalin. Next thing you know I'm talking to the tar. Lesson learnt.