I've been wondering what size group of bikes do most riders prefer on say an average weekend day ride ?
I used to think that my preference was 5 bikes or less. After looking back and thinking about it, lately its been solo riding for the most part. It seems the bigger the group the less riding actually occurs for some reason? Multiple food, water and restroom stops slow the ride way down. With just a couple well prepared riders we can go all day and into the night. My thirst for lots of miles seems to eliminate a lot of riders due to time constrants or just to many miles at once in general.
Most of my ride partners stay with it for 100 or 150 miles. By 200, only one or two. By 300 miles I'm usually riding solo! Unless one rider in particular is in the group. In that case he's good for a full 500 mile day of twisty roads.