Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I fully agree with the concept, but I think 10 to 12 feet is much better. Too close and you can't see small debris in the road (broken glass, wire bits, other bits of metal that fell off cars, etc.) until you hit it. A few more feet gives you time to try to steer around it.
A bike length or less works for us at normal cruising speed, more room on screaming descents. On some slower climbs we might get spread out, and in that case we make sure there's enough room to pass us one at a time. On the rare occasion we have a larger group, we split up in twos so we're about the same length as a car, easier to pass safely.