Originally Posted by
colnago62
As I said, sometimes it can’t be helped, just like driving too close to the car in front of you. The problem is when it becomes the default position. It really is a less effective place to ride in a lot of cases because your taking on more wind than needed and as with most less ideal situations, eventually you lose concentration at the wrong moment and down you go. Overlap happens, as I said.
Unless there's a strong crosswind in which case you want to be heavily overlapped. Earlier this year while on a solo ride a team came by and invited me into their rotation. It was a fast paced ride and when riding with the wind from the side we were echeloned across the road. Definitely have to pay close attention though with a few 'ripples' occurring in the group.