01-07-12, 09:52 PM
my $0.02 worth.
the IAM group i went out with were the most sanctimonious bunch of pricks i ever had the mispleasure to meet.
observed rides were cancelled due to poor weather!! i used to ride 365 days a year, come rain, snow, hell or high water.
often i'd be setting out at 4am with frozen roads, so to have a ride cancelled because it's a bit wet didn't lay to well with me.
for some reason they met every criteria of the self righteous bearded bmw rider brigade who always knew 'better' than you and were mantra-like in their weekly roadcraft recitals. apparently my 30 years of accident free riding was more by luck than judgement as i had serious road placement issues (i wouldn't ride in the gutter approaching a right hander)
i sincerely hope that other groups are better than this as we can all learn something to make our riding better, perhaps a better/co-ordinated system of teaching, rather than being proud of the fact that you didn't have to stop the wheels moving at any traffic lights :rolleyes
the IAM group i went out with were the most sanctimonious bunch of pricks i ever had the mispleasure to meet.
observed rides were cancelled due to poor weather!! i used to ride 365 days a year, come rain, snow, hell or high water.
often i'd be setting out at 4am with frozen roads, so to have a ride cancelled because it's a bit wet didn't lay to well with me.
for some reason they met every criteria of the self righteous bearded bmw rider brigade who always knew 'better' than you and were mantra-like in their weekly roadcraft recitals. apparently my 30 years of accident free riding was more by luck than judgement as i had serious road placement issues (i wouldn't ride in the gutter approaching a right hander)
i sincerely hope that other groups are better than this as we can all learn something to make our riding better, perhaps a better/co-ordinated system of teaching, rather than being proud of the fact that you didn't have to stop the wheels moving at any traffic lights :rolleyes
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