Originally Posted by
pallen
I understand a race might be different, but in a paceline, I would think the lead guy moving over and slowing should be enough of a signal that he or she is ready for someone else to pull. Hopefully they arent doing an elbow flick and expecting the group to accelerate and pass them.
The lead guy should slide over very little and the rider pulling through SHOULD NOT accelerate. You don't TAKE the lead, you INHERIT it.
As others have mentioned, with crappy roads the end of a pull can sometimes be confused by some with changing the line of the group. A quick flick can remove any question.