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northwind · 31-08-08, 02:21 AM

The main problem with having just one person so much in charge is that if anything had happened to me, chaos

Don't like brittle plans. I always had 40 people in mind, the only bit that I felt was a problem from that point of view was the stops.

I don't really like the designated marker system as used at the AR- main reason being you end up with markers constantly pushing through the pack to get back to the front, which isn't ideal (the red mist descended a fair bit in the last 2 I think, naming no names). It depends on the route though- like this year, there were very few junctions that needed marked at all.

The drop-off system does work as long as no idiots clear off, which isn't that likely really on a ride like this. Personally, i reckon don't mess with it- you don't need group leaders or anything like that, you just need everyone to know how it works.

I think maybe just armbands or something works for the trail bosses (I like that name, i'll stick with it)- enough to make them fairly recognisable but not enough to cause any confusion with the top and tail riders. The job as I see it's really just to jump in if there's any problems more than anything else, I think the place they'd make the most difference is at rest stops, to keep things moving, but also they can take over marking a junction if they want, stuff like that- like I say, it's what some people (you included) do naturally anyway, so it just takes that one step further. They're definately NOT just markers. I think most of the time they'd be better on the road than stopped at a junction really.

31-08-08, 02:21 AM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Re: Massacre post mortem The main problem with having just one person so much in charge is that if anything had happened to me, chaos Don't like brittle plans. I always had 40 people in mind, the only bit that I felt was a problem from that point of view was the stops. I don't really like the designated marker system as used at the AR- main reason being you end up with markers constantly pushing through the pack to get back to the front, which isn't ideal (the red mist descended a fair bit in the last 2 I think, naming no names). It depends on the route though- like this year, there were very few junctions that needed marked at all. The drop-off system does work as long as no idiots clear off, which isn't that likely really on a ride like this. Personally, i reckon don't mess with it- you don't need group leaders or anything like that, you just need everyone to know how it works. I think maybe just armbands or something works for the trail bosses (I like that name, i'll stick with it)- enough to make them fairly recognisable but not enough to cause any confusion with the top and tail riders. The job as I see it's really just to jump in if there's any problems more than anything else, I think the place they'd make the most difference is at rest stops, to keep things moving, but also they can take over marking a junction if they want, stuff like that- like I say, it's what some people (you included) do naturally anyway, so it just takes that one step further. They're definately NOT just markers. I think most of the time they'd be better on the road than stopped at a junction really. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed" Last edited by northwind; 31-08-08 at 12:53 PM.