Originally Posted by
Campag4life
Agree with you. Our group of three have participated in a few different pacelines over a couple of riding seasons. This is the indignant part I mentioned. The way it played out was...after the first few miles of our group of 3 simply staying in the back of the line, when we stopped for a light, the comment was...hey...if you are going to hang, you have to pull. I said...we were waiting for our turn. You never rotated to the back. You see, they never embraced really the idea that we were joining them. After some brief discussion, the dynamic changed a bit and there was more cooperation. Quite right, not all roadies are dicks but the flip side is...some are.
It depends on the day and the ride. The other riders may have been tired and on their way home and would have appreciated some help into the wind. If you were letting gaps open they would naturally fill the gaps as they came off the front thus keeping you out of the rotation. Sounds like you got it sorted once you talked though which is all that is really necessary. Most hurt feelings or disagreements are due to lack of communication.