Originally Posted by
Mr. Beanz
I've heard it conserves about 15% of your energy. If you get a partner that is willing to ride with you, it's great. Even if one rider pulls 5 minutes and the other pulls 2. In a good team effort, it's not about trying to ditch the other guy, it's about giving him a break allowing him to recover. Most other riders pull up to the front and lift the pace by 6 mph then fade after one minute. If the other guy is doing 20, then hold 20 when you get up there. It's about trying to hold a good pace consistently. Don't sprint off at 26!
REminds me of th efirst time I was in a paceline. I got up front and didn't slow down to rotate in. Ride leader came up behind me grabbed my jersey pulled me back and in no better terms told me to stop being an a**, then explained exactly what Beanz said. Hold off on the sprint till you close in on pre determined sprint points and only if you did your time up front.