Originally Posted by
Kai Winters
If you can't keep the pace of the paceline when your turn comes, immediately pull out and rotate to the back. I'd not be happy if the group was pushing a pace and someone was slowing it down because they didn't/couldn't maintain the pace and "decided" to ride at their pace...poorly done on that person...especially if that person was a "jump on" rather than part of the group...would probably start the "drop him game"...
Best reply I have read. Thanks. Makes the most sense. Believe the answer to my question is then...when your time to pull, pull the same speed the line has been moving in. If you don't feel you can do this, immediately rotate back such that you don't slow the momentum of the line down. Which begs the larger issue, if you can't pull in front at the pace the line, maybe consider dropping off the back completely. This is what I would do. Reason is, you are not pulling your weight and maybe shouldn't be there.