"The ultimate expression of this is when you ride something, ideally for the first time, and everyone else in the group walks away. It may not be great for the group ride dynamic, but those rainbow unicorn-tinted days make me feel a little special, just like Mr. Rogers used to."
Maybe I'm misterpreting "rest of the group walks away", but...
IOf you're hitting something for the first time that no one else with you will even try, then that shouldn't be hurting the group dynamic. It should stoke everyone else on getting it done next time, or sometime in the future, as well. If the group can't deal with you sending something that they skip, that's a crappy group.
Sept. 23, 2021, 9:59 a.m. - Justin White
"The ultimate expression of this is when you ride something, ideally for the first time, and everyone else in the group walks away. It may not be great for the group ride dynamic, but those rainbow unicorn-tinted days make me feel a little special, just like Mr. Rogers used to." Maybe I'm misterpreting "rest of the group walks away", but... IOf you're hitting something for the first time that no one else with you will even try, then that shouldn't be hurting the group dynamic. It should stoke everyone else on getting it done next time, or sometime in the future, as well. If the group can't deal with you sending something that they skip, that's a crappy group.