Originally Posted by Bald Paul

This past weekend I volunteered to drive SAG on a charity ride. There were 3 routes - an 8 mile "family" route (mostly on the local MUP), and 33 / 66 mile road routes that had some overlap. I SAGged the 33 mile group. Everyone started out together. By around the 15 mile mark, I started to notice a lot of people riding solo, even though there were other riders slightly ahead or behind them riding at the same speed. I thought "Why don't they ride together? At least they could draft off each other and have some conversation and company." Temps were only in the 50s, so I doubt anyone was too sweaty and stinky.

There was one group that did stay together. I was at a shared rest stop (20 miles on the 33 mile route, 53 miles for the 66 mile group) talking to some riders, when the "A" group went flying past (we don't need no stinkin' rest stop!) at around 20+ MPH.