Group Ride

There was a group ride for Bike to Work Day on Friday. A 6 mile put-put ride around UAB/downtown Birmingham. I'd guess about 30 people showed, which was more than I expected. Not surprising though, given what a beautiful morning it was. I already had a lot on my plate for Friday and I debated driving my bike over for the ride. After some thought, I decided that, on bike to work day, it was totally unacceptable to drive a bike somewhere that you could ride to. So by the end of the day I ended up logging about 30 miles. That's a lot for me. An average day is about 10 to 12 and a big day is usually about 20. One nice thing about group rides, is they are great confidence builders. Cars generally have more respect for a group than a single rider (especially when there are a couple of cops on bikes with the group). I always leave a group ride with a little more confidence about riding on the road and a bit more trust that cars see me as a vehicle.