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@mao
just to second the perseverence suggested by miro_o above.
i had a similar first experience which nearly put me off but found better crews to ride with.
hope you do too.
just to play devil's advocate (and i really don't include you in this observation) - couple of times with clubs i've ridden with I've seen/heard disappointed new riders but wondered if they've misunderstood what cycling clubs actually offer. there seemed to be an expectation of the club as a service provider.
perhaps the idea of clubs, in which members actively contribute, suffered with the decline of civil society during the attacks on trade unions etc.
anyway, there's my quasi-socialist analysis/bullshit.