#1 rule in a training paceline is whoever is at the front is in charge of the safety of everyone else following. That's what I was taught decades ago. Many, if not most of us have either pointed out potholes and glass, put your open palm facing backwards on your butt to indicate a stop ahead, etc. That's the lead rider's job, and the signal is paced down the line. Swerve to miss some crap on the road at the last minute and you'll have a bunch of people behind you swearing like sailors. No grabbing the brakes, no standing on the pedals, smooth pedalling only.
If you're coming up on a slower rider, and you're passing on the left, you stick your right hand out and point forward to indicate rider ahead. As many have pointed out, everyone else is just focused on that rear wheel less than a foot ahead. The person that screwed up was whoever was doing a pull at the front. It takes focus and practice to do it right. A good peloton takes short pulls, so you've got to be ready when you're "on deck" and start focusing on what's ahead of the rider in front of you. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
