Originally Posted by
Eric F
In my observations, it's completely dependent on the group. On one of the rides I often do, there are usually just a few people that ride at the front, and it's really just to maintain the steady easy tempo that the ride is designed to be (a social and/or recovery ride). A large majority of the group are happy just to sit in and roll along in a orderly 2-wide train. It's not uncommon for one pair to sit on the front for many miles, and no one looks down on it.
Sure, but I'm pretty certain that we're not talking about recovery/social/cafe rides in this context.