Originally Posted by
TimothyH
I almost did just that.
The hog rider went to the back to rest at one point and the new lead rider let the pace slowly fall. I was ready to go when we dipped below 18 but hesitated - sat up a little, looked over their shoulders to see what was ahead, gauge the lead rider, etc.
That hesitation was when the hog behind me jumped out and sprinted to the front for another long pull. Heard him shift before he passed and knew that I had blown my opportunity. I should have went with him.
Still tho, was super fun.
gotta just roll w it sometimes, I hear ya.
In many of the group rides I partake in, the speed is just too high for someone to sit on the front continually like that. Fiesta Worlds routinely avg's 27-28 for the hour, sometimes as low as 26 mph
, but usually not. At those speeds, amateurs like myself have to be constantly rotating - people don't take long pulls, you pull through at the front if you can and then roll into the receding line right away.