Improving average speed

[tyred]

I don't think it's fair to try and force someone to speed up. He may be happy to ride at the speed he's at. Cycling isn't all about speed and I enjoy my slow rides just as much (and possibly more as I can take in the scenery) as my fast rides.

 

[GrasB]

Fine in theory, however in a tour/group ride situation if you've got one rider substantially slower than the rest of the group it really does put a strain on things socially. Say you want to press on because of weather closing in you can't. If you get to a nice bit of road you want to let rip on you either leave him behind or wait for them etc. Basically he either needs to up his speed or bow out because he could very easily wreck the riding for the, much, stronger riders.

Also this is a very different senario to having a mixed ability group where a large number of the riders aren't that strong & others are very strong.

 

[VamP]

I suspect that the ride has been and gone, but how about putting him on a tandem with one of the strong riders? Win win.