Originally Posted by terrymorse
Are your rock climber friends likely to stop and do a bit of teaching to a stranger while they are in the middle of a difficult pitch? I doubt it. Nor would I expect those in a paceline to stop and give tips to a stranger who happened along.
I've offered the odd tip to an unskilled rider before, but never when in a paceline. There are more appropriate moments for teaching.
That's a good point, and the answer is they won't stop in the middle of a route. However, the people described by Galen sound like they never condescend to associate with less skilled riders under any circumstances. I was a bit puzzled as to why they were being offered up as reasonable examples of riders.
I'm aware that there is a time an a place for instruction, but "never" and "nowhere" are not them.