The wild cyclist never bunches up into a peloton because he never rides with anyone else least of all a peloton. If the wild cyclist does ride with others then they do as the great migrators do and 'fly in formation'. Yet, flying in a formation on what could well be a dodgy road full of speeding cars can be dangerous. So, the wild cyclist rarely shares his way with predators and 'machines of prey'. There is always a quieter way. Trouble with road cyclists (and human billboards) is that they are beset by speed and distance, and measurement. They are car drivers in other words on bicycles. Which means they behave like car drivers. Which means they 'bunch up' so that they even resemble a car when cycling. The wild cyclist by contrast is a walker on a bicycle. Which means that they behave (and even sometimes look) like a wild animal.
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