mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
^^ To me, that is key, more than it being a group ride because there are groups and then there are groups. If you choose to take part in tight formation riding, thereby ignoring the highway code advice on riding so you can stop within what you can see to be clear, then I feel you've chosen to place your bike at risk and everyone in the group should pay for their own broken bits. I don't see why a rider behind should have to take care to follow only cheaper bikes if they or their insurance won't pay out to fix expensive ones.[*]When in the group, ride at a steady pace in tight formation. Follow the wheel in front, and always consider that there will be other members of the group following your wheel. Do not accelerate or brake suddenly.
And (yet again) accident? Collision! It sounds like someone goofed, whether the front rider braking too suddenly or the following rider not braking hard/soon enough.