Originally Posted by
stapfam
I ride solo so don't have the problem but sometimes ride with "slow" riders. I stay with them till the hills and ride the hill at my speed. This is after telling him/her to take the hill at their pace...
I rarely ride with someone else, but I would do the same, telling them that I just like to mash the hills and get them over with, and I would slow down or wait at the top. I wear a rearview mirror to keep and eye out for them too. That's how my wife and I used to do it, including a cross country tour.