Well, it would seem that another rider is a victim of peer pressure in a group ride....
http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71944
Not sure how much riding Paul has under his leathers but they say it was his first ever group ride. And it's possible that he fell into the trap of not wanting to be left behind while riding with a group of faster riders.
If you are going out on a group ride and you don't know what the prefferred pace speed is I strongly suggest you find out the route, where the lunch and gas breaks will be and write them all down. Then if you find yourself in over your head just fade back, ride your own pace and meet up with the group. At worst you'll only be 10 or 15 minutes behind at lunch. Far better to be late than get your own helicopter ride....
We're all getting tired of reading rider down threads I'm sure. Do YOUR part to make sure we don't need to read more of them. PLEASE!:surrender
http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71944
Not sure how much riding Paul has under his leathers but they say it was his first ever group ride. And it's possible that he fell into the trap of not wanting to be left behind while riding with a group of faster riders.
If you are going out on a group ride and you don't know what the prefferred pace speed is I strongly suggest you find out the route, where the lunch and gas breaks will be and write them all down. Then if you find yourself in over your head just fade back, ride your own pace and meet up with the group. At worst you'll only be 10 or 15 minutes behind at lunch. Far better to be late than get your own helicopter ride....
We're all getting tired of reading rider down threads I'm sure. Do YOUR part to make sure we don't need to read more of them. PLEASE!:surrender