Originally Posted by
kenji666
I was 5 or 10 miles into a century and a fast paceline group of 5 or 6 guys was passing me, so I thought I'd join. Wow. We were doing 27 mph when it was my turn to pull. Just as I got to the front, there were a couple of rollers dead ahead. Of course, I popped and started slowing down, so I pulled off and fell off the back, feeling very inadequate.
There are all different levels, and no foul in that. There will always be faster riders, right up to the pro level. Pro's get dropped too keep in mind. It is also a mentality thing. If you as a rider are all about not getting dropped, then you will hang on harder. Most of us that don't race, don't want to work that hard. I have been in pacelines at the speed. Pulls of 27mph which I go anaerobic at pretty quickly. These pacelines tend to devolve and fracture pretty quickly because everybody is trying to drop the other guys unless they are all CAT 1's or 2's. Some may like this challenge, and others may find it more painful than it is worth.