Originally Posted by
UnfilteredDregs
The rules, with the group (leader...) I've been introduced to paceline riding with, are pretty tight...when to rotate off, how long to pull for, etc..
I'm getting the impression that not all pacelines operate that strictly...would I be correct?
Nope, some pacelines are more race-like. In racing, unless there is a chase or teams, it's pretty much a pack riding together. Everybody passes everywhere and the group effect is more like a pack instead of a line.