One good thing about riding in groups. If you hang out at the back like I always do, at least maybe the guys in front will clear all the road hazards and animals for you. Course this may or may not work. I seldom ride in groups and the ones i'v been fortunate enough to ride with we generally spread out with only a couple of bikes close to each other and a good sized gap between us. If some of the group wants to ride faster, let um go. We all know where we are going anyway. Well mostly we do. Then again getting lost is most of the fun anyway. And you get to ask or be asked where'd you guys get off too.
