I participated in a great ride on Sunday. The cue
> sheet, scenery and people on the ride added to the
> enjoyment. I found that combining two ride
> categories with 2 leaders is a great concept which can
> help catch those riders who get flats or want to slow
> down a bit. I got a flat, and ended up riding with the C- folks
who caught up to me as I was ready to start again. (Thank you Renee
for staying & helping me)
>
> The ride was was labeled C+ and C-. It seems that some C- folks
who enjoyed the company and scenery, found some of the hills such as
Whipoorwill, Taylor, and Sheather as too challenging. There were
quite a few hill walkers on the ride.
>
> So tonight I decided to research the club website to find
> out the definition of the new C+ and C- categories that defined
these two rides. The below are definitions of the C and C+ paced
rides that I extracted in verbatim from the website.
>
> "C+ Fast - average speed 11 - 13 mph, average speed on
> flats 15 - 16 mph, breaks every 15 > to 20 miles
> C Fast - average speed 11 - 13 mph, average speed on
> flats 15 - 16 mph, breaks every 15 > to 20 miles"
>
Both C categories sound the same to me. Now that we have C and C+
and C-, categories, can anyone figure out what's the difference
between them?
Terrain?
Thanks, Adrienne