Originally Posted by
Ranger63
A former AAU cyclist I guess I got used to a paceline where everyone knew what the h**l they were doing.
When I got back into cycling in the mid 90s it became clear real fast the average club doesn't have the training.
Our club has around 100 riders on its weekly rides. We sort ourselves out into pace groups, and we get along fine. I like to think we know what the h**l we're doing, but I have no clue what you're talking about in this thread.
"Do your share of pulls (avoid Time Trialing!!) but always hold some reserve."
"I decided to pull sweep."
"Echelon the line if possible in cross winds."
"Limit your pulls to 45 seconds."
"when there's a jam or a small group might be trying to gap the peleton"
Huh?
So if you're going to moan that "the average club doesn't have the training", I would ask "what are you doing to help?"