will take place after ~8 miles of hills ... We'll first do 6 miles on the PJ-Setauket Bike Path followed by mostly flat runs through Mt. Sinai & Miller Place and work on pacelining. You'll be amazed how fast the flat and rolling stuff goes after the hills. MY thoughts for successful pacelining (I'm sure others can add to this):
1. try not to do anything unexpected and call out/indicate hazards;
2. when moving up to the front position maintain the SAME speed and accelerate slowly if desired;
3. look BACK before pulling off the front; signal intent with one elbow while dropping off to the other side;
4. consider who's wheel your following and adjust your distance appropriately; try not to cross the rear wheel of the rider ahead;
5. eat/drink while in the last position;
6. call out traffic approaching from the rear when in the last position;
7. DON'T pull until you HAVE to get off (take another pull later); Plan ahead and don't get off the front at the bottom of a hill;
8. if you're tired and feel it might be unsafe then hang off the back.