In the last 12 months most of my rides have been solo. Innerleithen, Lagan, That one in Locjgilphead, Rivington, as I’ve been working in a remote location in Scotland on a wind farm. Some nights I’d ride up to the wind farm, just me and a few hundred deer, nobody else for miles.
Marvellous.
Last time I rode with my pals, I offered to head off first due to my lack of fitness compared to theirs. They rejected the idea saying we’d all ride together, it’s not a race bla bla bla… Well, they were gone by the third corner. I rode that more or less on my own too.
So, it’s just as well I prefer it.
No waiting for late folk, no hanging around for the one who always has multiple punctures or is inadequately prepared,
The only drawback is not sharing my fun with someone else but if someone else was there, it wouldn’t be as much fun.