how fast do I need to be...

[smilingcat]

yeeks!! Listen to Eden and some others.

half wheeling is really dangerous for the person in front and you!! During one practice ride, one of the less experienced rider half wheeled while trying to work on a pace line. The inexperieced rider's front wheel caught the skewer of the girl in front and the inexperienced riders bike "jumped". She ended up flying over the handlebar and ended in hospital.

Pace line can be an exilerating experience cause individually you can't go that fast and keep it up for many miles.

And definitly, learn to group ride really close to each other without getting spooked. If I sense you are bit nervous, it makes me nervous and I stay away from you.

[PinkBike]

i agree, definitely get into some group rides

[missymaya]

This may seem silly of me to ask but I've never heard of "halfwheeling", even though I've been group riding for about a year now. Please explain. Thanks

[Eden]

when you are riding in a group you want to either be behind, shoulder to shoulder, or shoulder to hip with the other people. If you are half wheeling, basically you are doing just that - half of your front wheel is overlapping with half of someone elses rear wheel (you are beside them). If anything happens and you or they move your front wheel touches their rear and you will likely fall. The person who is in the front usually does not fall.