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To pull or not?? Getting mixed advice.

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Old 07-07-11, 07:04 PM
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Thanks for all the good advice and feedback. Learned a lot.

I find it humorous that while the consensus is that drafting 100% of the heat is okay, I still have a few cat 1/2/3 buddies that complain about guys that never pull but who place higher than them.

I'm a cat 5, btw....with a lot to learn, but havin fun!
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Originally Posted by cyclisteaux
... I still have a few cat 1/2/3 buddies that complain about guys that never pull but who place higher than them.
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This is basically the bike racer's version of b'tching about the weather. Everyone does it, but it's just to make conversation.

Also, there might be some disagreement between riders about when pulling might be beneficial to such and such individual rider. And not all such disagreements are voiced in good faith .
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Great post.
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