thereverend
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O stagger, just single file, much safer
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Spyder group riding etiquette
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obiwanbill
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I ride staggered with Friends or small groups of Patriot Guard. I gave up on Legion/VFW rides...no disrespect, but they want to stop every 45 min at a Post to drink for an hour. By the third post many a weaving all over their lane. Last 2 charity runs, there were too many on crotch rockets, hot dawging it, passing on left or showing off by driving in the opposite lane. I usually ride staggered with small groups of Patriot Guard or alone or with friends that are safety minded.
acdcking12
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I am not a slow rider at all, and prefer to be at the back. I have always preferred that. Only time I like to be the lead bike is when we are riding a long distance. Lets say from KS to Colorado and such. That is because I have cruise, and can easily maintain my speed. A friend and his wife will follow because he has no cruise and his speed varies so much, it drives me crazy.
So I lead in that instance.
So I lead in that instance.
I used to do a lot of charity rides and some were better than others. The rubber band effect and dumb riders is why I don't do them often any more.
Didn't mine riding behind Spyders, just rode to the left of my lane and let the guy behind me stagger to the right.
Gave him more room and I could see around the trike.
Didn't mine riding behind Spyders, just rode to the left of my lane and let the guy behind me stagger to the right.
Gave him more room and I could see around the trike.
Wahrsuul
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The only "group" rides I've done on the Spyder were the "big" Veterans runs here in Dec. Over a hundred bikes usually. They line up by arrival, with Spyders, Trikes of all kinds and even a few Slingshots. No one seems to have any problems with it. There's another big ride coming in June that looks to be the same.
Even when riding alone I "stagger" - I try to keep the tires out of the oil line as much as possible.
When I was riding two wheels, we'd usually want the guy with cruise control up front even if it was a trike.
Keep your distance and it shouldn't matter who's riding what in what position.
Even when riding alone I "stagger" - I try to keep the tires out of the oil line as much as possible.
When I was riding two wheels, we'd usually want the guy with cruise control up front even if it was a trike.
Keep your distance and it shouldn't matter who's riding what in what position.
I've played/exercised my skills with the 2-second rule a lot. And at my age, it just ain't enough time/distance to make me feel comfortable. Particularly with my wife on board and we ride 2up quite often. I prefer one 1-second for every year I've been alive to stay alive. LOL Well, not that many maybe, but I like more than 2 seconds. If you've ever experienced a chink or strip of broken tire fly out from under the trailer of the semi you're following, and I think most riders have had that happen, you'd like more than 2-seconds to get away from it. I'm just say'n, the older we get.........:lecturef_smilie:
Yeah, that '2 second Following Rule' is really the Minimum Safe Following Distance.... :lecturef_smilie:
Once it gets to the stage your body might occasionally take a wee tad longer to respond to the signal from your brain to jump on the brake/swerve/evade by whatever means necessary (& that stage eventually comes to all of us who live long enough!
) it pays to stretch your following distance out a little bit longer.... 
Most of our Oz Rider Safety Courses have been upgraded to reflect this and now recommend using 'the 2 to 5 second' or sometimes just 'the 5 second' Following Rule! :thumbup:
K80Shooter
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I just did my 1st and last ride with a group from the local VFW. You are spot on with the way they ride and stop, the only thing that I will add is that they also try to outrun everyone else.
RickWB
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We did a one day group ride this past weekend. All were Spyders (12 of them). We travelled in single file, about 2 seconds apart minimum. Front, centre and rear riders had comms. If we had to stop at a traffic light, we would bunch up, taking one entire lane to enable the entire group to get through on the green light. If in a congested area, and got separated, we would be in communications with the leader. We all didn't have comms until recently, and that made a great difference in safety and security.
There's a big difference between etiquette and protocols I think. You seem to be referring to protocols, if I read it correctly.
Little Blue
SpyderLovers Ambassador
5 Seconds plus
...I have not enjoyed the group ryding because of the spacing. The times that I did 'group ryding' were not for me. I usually do a 5 second spacing. The group wants to do the 2 or 3 second option.
So I don't do group ryding anymore. Just my personal safety plan.
Ryde and Enjoy your Time. ......:thumbup:
...I have not enjoyed the group ryding because of the spacing. The times that I did 'group ryding' were not for me. I usually do a 5 second spacing. The group wants to do the 2 or 3 second option.So I don't do group ryding anymore. Just my personal safety plan.
Ryde and Enjoy your Time. ......:thumbup:
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