cow, COW, c-o-w, E-I-E-I-O, Dagnabbit

Boy, did this thread grow some tangential legs or what?


OK, I admit that I did not react in a friendly way, but we 5 had an agenda and no issue with someone joining in as long as they stayed with the program.

I was actually 4th in line and saw what happened with the 2 strong riders in front of me and as the elder statesman in the group I felt it appropriate to take action.

After reading the replies from you-all I probably should have said.....Time to Pull Out in an informative not demeaning way. Thank you for helping me improve.

To those who might not want to join in a pace line group because of what you have read here, some can be fun while others can be anything but. As has been mentioned, if you join in the line, get a feel for how the group works, how alive the line is and go with the flow. When you find yourself up front and things are really moving, take a short pull and move over. Nobody will be upset. If you find yourself having a hard time but would like to stay with the group a bit longer, drop back and let the retreating rider pull in front of you by telling him/her to...go ahead.