"Claire Petersky" wrote:

From the bit I've gathered about who /you/ are, Claire, I'm guessing
that--in the end--you'll opt to be INclusive, rather than EXclusive.

Perhaps other riders can be located whose pace more closely matches
theirs? Perhaps they can help in that endeavor??

Splitting into groups, by pace, doesn't sound like a bad idea,
particularly if there's a cool cafe along the way where the whole lot
of you can meet for coffee en route....