I never said anything about these other factors you've mentioned. While I don't disagree with you on most of it, I do on the number of riders. Basic Murphy's Law is, if it can go wrong, it will. With that, the more riders there are, the greater the potential for something to go wrong. I'm just sayin... As far as dedication level to a ride, some days it's there. Some days it's not. Hopefully, I won't have other obligations when this ride happens. It sounds like a good route.