The Group Ride

Group training rides are truly best form of fraternization for men. As my wife has often observed, men (especially cyclists) tend to a bit less social, ADHD prone, narcissistic, birds of a feather. This time of the year I find myself going on at least one 5 hour odyssey per week with anywhere from 4 to 12 people. An even number is preferred so a proper double pace line can be maintained. The double pace line can be sort of like speed dating meets time travel. You’ll find yourself engaged in conversation about say, why Ryan doesn’t believe in global warming but does believe in reincarnation, then pow! you’re separated due to a hill/light, dog, etc., the line is re-shuffled and you find yourself next to The Pilot who wants to talk about the episode of Top Gear where the Bugatti Veyron drag races the Euro Fighter Typhoon when boom! sprint sign, re-shuffle, now Jeff is telling you about his recent fitting with Dr. Andy Pruitt at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. It’s wonderfully entertaining really and, as my wife also points out, “men communicate better side-by-side rather than face-to-face.” I guess I agree with that. Just look at a bar with a long row of barstools all side by side. Now, where can I find a group ride like this one in the video below?