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Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Me too! I always tried to lead out the guy who could totally out-sprint me - and everyone else. Those days were so much fun. Right on about pull length. 3-5 minutes was good. What did you do about the folks, if any, who'd go off the back if the pace was too high for them? Rare, but it happened. I was the boss - I'd run the line and talk to those who weren't behaving.
Usually the line would slow down and a strong rider would go back and pull them back up. Also if someone was too tired to take a pull when he/she was the last rider the spent rider dropping back would pull in in front of that rider.
Last edited by bruce19; 11-03-25 at 02:55 PM.