Originally Posted by
baron von trail
I usually blow people away or get blown away. Rare will I or someone else catch up to each other and then ride at the same speed from that point forward. When it happens, it's usually like how you describe: one bike length or side by side.
I got passed twice on my commute the other day which is unusual since racers generally use that stretch for recovery. I just let them go, but I caught the second guy when he set up after about 3 miles and I did draft him for awhile. But only because we struck up a conversation - frankly I get bored just drafting someone randomly and don't really understand the attraction.