How many new members have read this??

[e30addict]

anyone see a lemon aide stand lately??

[kbroderick]

Uh, after seeing the negativity on the other thread, I feel compelled to point out that I've been on one real group ride so far (not counting Bike Night Parade Lap) and had a blast, even with only a few months of riding experience.

And yes, I did read the sticky. But I'm a nerd like that.

[zaltzy]

ok i never been on aride with yous but i just read the rules and i dunno who wrote them but they cant count it goes 1 2 3 5 hahaha

[zaltzy]

oh ok hahaa

[Thunderbisciut]

anyone see a lemon aide stand lately??

I saw about 5 the other day on my usual solo ride, well 2 were iced tea

[seth399]

I ride alone cuz everyone else is a fag



Correction, I'm gay cuz I ended up helping a friend move ALL DAY rather than go ride with some homies this morning

[Doc]

I saw about 5 the other day on my usual solo ride, well 2 were iced tea

I hope you stopped at all of them!

[bigred875]

In light of some group ride "incidents", just wanted to know how many newer members have actually read the sticky thread on the rules of an NESR group ride? When I set up a ride, I normally ask if the ride is the first for some newer riders, or one of their first.

PLEASE, for the safety of everyone on a ride, whether a new rider, or a seasoned rider, read through these. They really make sense.

Group Ride Rules!!!! READ THIS IF YOU PLAN TO RIDE WITH US!

these aren't my ride rules

those are good though...i like the lemonade rule

[Crash Dummy Denno]

...when I first joined NESR the the thread referenced was different...man did I get hammered.

I suspect I'm not included in SOME of the super secret rides BECAUSE of my rep a pro saftey/anti stunt rider...and that some rides are squidly in nature or turn public roads into personel race tracks...and I appreciate not being invited to those.

The rest of the one's I'm not invited to are probably because I'm an asshole...!

dave is not an asshole

[DucDave]

dave is a really nice guy. then he starts preaching and i get sleepy.

...that makes two of us....

[lady flyin' low]

A rider that doesn't do the correct things in a group ride is not going to learn by people not letting them know what they do wrong. You cant just bail from a ride if they decide to go on it also and expect them to learn. Do your part in helping them with what they dont understand.

Then if they cant follow the rules of the ride ask them to leave.

Normally I ride with my little group, Lately I have been going on some other rides with people I have never riden with. The majority have been very good, safe, cool people to ride with. There has been a few incidents where people couldnt stay in the staggered formation when riding or didnt go into single file on the turns or didnt let faster paced riders go ahead of them.

Best thing to do is have a talk with everyone before the ride heads out and make sure everyone is on the same page.

AMEN...thank you TJ lol


and I really hope that the people who aren't familiar with group rides or what they should do in a group look at this...there were a few times I've been completely frustrated...and a few people I will never ride with again but again people aren't going to know unless someone points it out to them

andddd one more thing to add

this issue doesn't just involve new riders...i've found myself out riding with people who claim themselves riding veterans who have no concept of safe riding in general...just something to think about.

[Qfactor]

this issue doesn't just involve new riders...i've found myself out riding with people who claim themselves riding veterans who have no concept of safe riding in general...just something to think about.

oh come on! I really put in a good effort at being safe and respectful...

give me at least some credit for effort!!

Q

[lady flyin' low]

oh come on! I really put in a good effort at being safe and respectful...

give me at least some credit for effort!!

Q

ok just figure it out for next time won't ya?

[Origin]

oh come on! I really put in a good effort at being safe and respectful...

give me at least some credit for effort!!

Q

SAFE! HAH!

You being safe had me going 90+ down a hairpin dragging my knee right behind you on a road ive never seen before

Man was that awesome lol.

[Kham]

rule #1 - dont get left behind.

[Jaynnus]

well i have a list of some riders that i will not ride with. tried a few group rides & bailed when some of these members were interested in joining. Any rides that I plan will now be through PMs, texts, or phone calls. It sucks to do things this way, but I'm not open to riding with anyone when my safety is a concern. reading a thread before the ride doesnt necessarily improve their group riding abilities.

Apparently I am on that list as I was dropped from the PM list after a ride this year.