Interesting post. Sorry you didn't enjoy yourself.
Actually my Strava told me we averaged, because that's how Strava works, 7.9 mph for our 11 mile jaunt. Some segments we went 5 mph, some segments we went 12 mph.The fast group came in at 10.2 for their 16 mile effort. We got back to the shop at 7:30. I drank three beers. So pretty much exactly as I stated in my post this afternoon.
Sorry you got lost there at the end. We don't know how that happened. I WAS behind you at the time so it is baffling how you got lost. Sorry you fell too, but that's part of the mountain biking world. So HTFU. I wouldn't normally say that to a poster but you did tell me to go fuck myself.
To anyone deciding whether or not to come out with us I strongly suggest installing Strava on your phone. Go out and ride some TRAIL to see what you average to see if you can hang or not. When I say we have a slow group (ME!) I guess I am saying that in comparison to most bikers that are out on the trails. I would not suggest someone to buy a bike and come out at night the next day. Unless they know they can more or less keep up. And the etiquette of it would be that when you realize that you are in over your head to bail and go back to the shop. On rides, including last night's, we give multiple opportunities to quit. "The shop is right down there if you are ready to go back."
We stopped a lot for clsmyth to catch up. We don't leave people behind. We've had lots of newbies come out. Most stay and become part of the fun community. And it is a very good time. Especially when the conditions were perfect like they were last night.
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