I may have committed a roadie faux pas. I’m pretty much a newbie to road riding, and I don’t ride in groups very often. So you seasoned road cyclists, let me know if I did something wrong, and I’ll try not to repeat the offense.

At the Cinderella, I caught a group of 4 riders. I didn’t see anybody in sight in front of them, so I just tucked in to the back of their pack and stayed there to the end of the ride. I told a friend about this and he asked if I went to the front at all or if I just drafted. Well… uhhh… I guess I just drafted the whole time. Is that wrong? It was actually a group of 3 friends riding together, and a fourth woman who just tagged along, and then me. The fourth woman and I just stayed back there.

So, roadies, is that wrong? Is each rider supposed to take their turn at the front of the line? How do you all feel when someone tucks in behind you? They didn’t seem to mind. In fact, there was very little moving around in our whole pack of 5. The same two women lead the whole time.

I don’t know the unwritten rules of road cycling!