Originally Posted by
colnago62
You assume you are a better bike handler than the person riding your wheel. You might end up hooking a match aprinter, who is very comfortable dealing with aggressive moves. They might end up dropping you on the ground or put you into the curb.
I've made ZERO assumptions.
Read this:
Straw man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's quite apropos to your post.
You've yet to answer why the hell you think you have the right to impose the safety responsibilities incumbent upon the first cyclist in a pace line upon someone you don't know.