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Thankyou Greytyke,
Your post made me smile - not so much because it is rather flattering to my modest abilities as a rider, but because you have put my philosophy in a nutshell.
I seem to remember some one, some time saying: 'It's not about the bike'. I don't know what aspect he was referring to - possibly a medical programme - but I think that the more cyclesport is about the bike rather than the rider, the less interesting it is.
So, that's one thing that Henri Desgrange and I have in common !
Going back to your post, I hope we waited for you. HDW clubruns are not supposed to be about dropping anyone - although, as mentioned elsewhere today, training runs were another matter.
Anyway, if you've kept up your riding since the time you mention, I suspect our positions might well be reversed now.