Originally Posted by skydive69
On another subject, a very experienced rider/racer that I know told me that riding in a long pace line, the last man can actually be doing as much as if not more work than the guy pulling. This is due to the turbulance. I need to look into this further.
I've experienced this on a tandem several times in strong quartering tailwinds but rarely on a single. I always assumed the turbulence was wreaking havoc with all of the tubing that a tandem has as well as the two pairs of legs. Anyway, the only option when it happens is to stay near the front of the paceline or do most of the pulling.