Ok, so I go out to the Ride of Silence today and I've ridden with roadies once before during the Tour De Cure and those folks seemed ok. The people I rode with today ... were something all together different. The first thing I noticed was the target fixation. I can't conceive how someone could concentrate so much on the rider in front of them that they need hand signals to tell them to slow down. You would think that with so much concentration on the jersey in front of them that they could tell that it's getting closer. Another thing, why point at every variation in the road surface. Out of a 10 mile ride I saw two potholes that warranted attention, I mean why point at every little tar patch? After a while I started to run over everything they pointed at to show those behind me that their fears were unfounded. Anyone want to buy a roadbike?