I'm not on any other local stuff (yet) but I used to be on WERA a lot, and use this nic on all sorts of other forums...car stereo stuff, cbrxx.com, poker forums, etc. You may have seen me in any of those.
Ya I'm with you re: the group ride thing. I've lived here almost 7 years now, and I haven't looked into any of the meet up stuff. That said, making new friends and going for rides with them is a different thing to me than meeting a bunch of people at a gas station and then all going on The Ride Of The Day or whatever. I'm all about the former...not so much the latter.
WERA forums I am sure then. I am on there although I have not been active in a while. I still have dreams of dragging a vintage bike out there to race with the old farts but life, money, and other aspirations keep me from doing it. My goals for this year are to run a 5k, a 10k, run a half marathon, do at least one more IBA ride, and put 10k miles on the bike touring. It is going to be a busy year.