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TLS-Moose wrote:

Funky wrote:.....surely from a danger perspective, the person at the front is riding at their limit and so it could be the person 2nd behind them who is more likely to have a crash .........

Why would you assume that they are riding at their limit just because they are at the front Can't say I ride at 100% very often on the road, whether leading or following

Funky wrote:

TLS-Moose wrote:

Funky wrote:.....surely from a danger perspective, the person at the front is riding at their limit and so it could be the person 2nd behind them who is more likely to have a crash .........

Why would you assume that they are riding at their limit just because they are at the front Can't say I ride at 100% very often on the road, whether leading or following

Alright mr pedantic

Funky wrote:I haven't crashed on the road for a year and a half...

touch wood touch wood

layne wrote:

billinom8s wrote:surely if out on a rideout you don't have to break the speed limit to keep up, if everyone knows the route, junctions are marked and there are pre-agreed stopping points then no one need speed. they can all just pootle along happily taking in the scenery and marvelling in the delightful villages and jolly old folk making their merry way down the road with a caravan.

and don't forget the horses