I understand how it goes chavey2. I had refused to lead a ride and then got pulled in too. I wasnāt even in Eureka. Ended up leading a ride on a route I had never been on even though I live in Rogers and have driven most of the roads through the hills In my 35 years here.
GPS in the hills is often not usable and will tell you to make turns onto dirt roads that start out paved. We compared 6 GPS units at one point and all 6 were different or just quit.
About a third of any large group ride will be happy no matter what happens because they are getting to see an area they havenāt seen before and are just enjoying the ride. Another portion will complain about going too slow and the final people will complain about going too fast.
In my 4 years of going to rallyās itās always the same. Doesnāt matter if you are leading or riding along in a group.
I prefer to just go to the rallies to see old friends, meet new friends, and get with a small number (4-8) who want to ride aggressively in areas we can be reasonably certain we wonāt have major incidents.
Very very well said. Everybody should read this post before they go to a group ride.