When an echelon forms, its length is limited by the width of the road, resulting in a fierce battle in the "gutter" for the final places in the echelon line. In mountain biking, drafting seems to be less important. The speeds are slower than road racing and the rolling resistance is greater.
It helps to draft for the mental aspect, for keeping pace with someone ahead of you. But as far as using less energy, it's not really a big factor. Ruthie Matthes discusses drafting in mountain biking.
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This is probably the biggest crash causer on group rides. For some reason, when someone slows down ahead of them, a lot of riders jump for their brakes and yank the heck out of them, almost skidding and taking everyone down with them. You should be riding ever-so-slightly to the side of the rider in front of you, so when they slow down you either stop pedaling and start to slightly overlap your front wheel with their rear wheel, or you touch the brakes gradually and use the "wheel overlap" as a buffer zone to avoid slowly too suddenly for the riders behind you.
These tips come from very simple principles that aim for general safety during a group ride. Try your best to stick to them and spread the good word to your fellow newcomers to the sport. Happy riding! Look for this banner for recommended activities. Cancel Yes. Join Active or Sign In. All rights reserved. Go Premium. Need Help? Learn More Customer Login. Rule 1: It's Not a Race 2 of Find: Your Next Ride. Rule 2: Bar-to-Bar 3 of Rule 3: Peeling Off 4 of Rule 4: Pulling Through 5 of Rule 5: Too Tired to Go to the Front 6 of Rule 6: Gaps 7 of Rule 7: Moving About in a Group 8 of Rule 8: Obstacles and Hand Signals 9 of Rule 9: Yelling 10 of Rule Slowing and Adjusting Speed 11 of Back to Beginning.
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Explore Similar Activities. Are you sure you want to delete this family member? Find activities close to home. Activities near you will have this indicator. Whether you love or hate them, E-Bikes are here to stay! Check out this article from VeloNews. Absolutely agree. Keep a good grip but try and relax and enjoy the ride. There is nothing more fun than a good group cruising along. Greetings what is the etiquette when passing another group. Yesterday our group passed another.
The other group from the same club quickened their pace and infiltrated us. Our group then had to up the pace to get away and we dropped some of our riders. What is the rule on single up when a faster group is passing the slower group on a multi lane road?
Hi, what would you advise your team riders in an aero line if the lead rider passes a lone cyclist — how long to maintain a straight line before moving back infront of the lone cyclist. Two bike lengths? Three or four? I see far too many clubs move in straight away as soon as past the lone cyclist.
Great rules! On the standing, I always appreciate and try to do a verbal heads up. With a little practice standing up and sitting back down can be completely transparent to the rider behind you. I was taught to pedal yourself out of the saddle, and pedal back into it instead of just plopping back down.
This eliminates the the momentary coasting that can cause kickback. I was taught about shifting to a harder gear as well and that can help if you can do it reliably without coasting. See, e. Not so sure about the advice of changing gears when jumping out of the saddle to prevent kickback. I give it a little gas immediately before and just ever so slightly as I am coming out of the saddle essentially one motion to prevent that by creating some instant space to offset any drop-off.
Changing gears while rising from or out of the saddle places a little too much faith in components which can and do break no matter how well maintained, etc.
I would rather avoid. Better to change gears in the saddle, especially given the reduced transition gaps allowed for by 11 speed cassettes out there. Just my experience and preference. I am 63 been riding my entire life stopped riding in groups 25 years ago. I ride mostly fixed gear. I ride 5 times a week all year long in Michigan. I could care less what cyclists and motorists think of my riding.
I love the bike and have a great time every ride and love my own company? If you care so little what people think of how you cycle why are you here talking about how you cycle? Fixed gears are the fashionably anti-establishment trend. Do you hold your legs in the air to go downhill? Yet you think the clothes are all about form and not function? The only one using it to show off who they are though is you, not me. I use a jersey now because they have a pocket in back for my phone and the front zips down to cool off.
Your reason for wearing your clothes though appears to be related to defending your image of yourself. Thanks for that reply Bob!
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