Originally Posted by
firebird854
Honestly, I'd just have each person pull until they don't feel like pulling
Well we have one guy who is a strong rider, especially on flats - big guy with a lot of power. He will have a tendency to pull too long and he will end up gassed by mile 120 if he does. I know these guys (except one) and I know the ride because I did it before. The other guy I know well is a triathlete and just finished an ironman two weeks ago (Lake Placid). He wants to swap leader every 5 to 7 minutes or so - which seems like a lot to me.
My guess based on riding with them and knowing the ride, is that by halfway there will be one or two people who need to sit in for the rest of the ride. That's ok, hopefully they can hang on at the pace. Once we get past 70 miles or so there isn't a good bailout opportunity - you either finish the ride or you make the call of shame for a pickup.