I went out to last night's ride... apparently there was a pretty serious pileup on Tuesday night on Renner, coming back... something about a guy wobbling into the curb, and his pedal hitting it, flipping him into the grass... tonight, the group leader, Pat, made several "commands" along the way about holding two lines and staying in one lane, and even directing everyone to slow down in the S-curve on Dublin Road, due to seeing gravel there Tuesday...
It's kind of a schizophrenic group, in a way -- some hill climbs are sprints, and some (like Collins overpass) are taken "normal"....
What a difference a bike makes -- I was riding the Xstream prototype, and was able to hang with the group the entire way at 24-26, including leading the Dublin Rd. southbound sprint by about 100 yards... granted, it was into the wind, so they didn't stand a chance...
But other than that, I hung at the back, not mixing it up in the pack, except for deciding to pass the group on westbound Renner, receiving a "One lane, dammit!" admonition from Pat....
We just avoided the nasty lightning and storms that came through soon after the ride, and there was plenty of impressive lightning happening to the north as we finished.