Haha, i hate this problem. mine is compounded by the fact ive only put 1k mi on my bike, still have plenty of base miles to put in! however, even tailing(drafting or not) a chubby guy, i just cant hang on descents. Im 125 and 5'10". im a stick. aero? check! w/kg? check! gravity? ..... Gravity....? wtf? never seen clouds on the ground!!! oh no, im floating again!

So i can SLAMDANCE past the CHUBBY guys uphill, but they SLAMDa...oh wait. they arent even pedaling and theyre faster than me!!! cheaters!

I found out the mystery, the fatties fill their bottles, main vein some EPO, and kick in their electric drive front hub before the descent! thats why theyre faster!

just kidding, but its still not fair. we both work going up the hill. i have to work going down the hill too. my goal before racing? become a clyde!



Oh, and fogrider, backpacks dont help. much less aero in the drops and it pretty much cancels out. what you have to do is break open some batteries, fill your water bottles with lead(get bottle launchers too for more effect) and ride with a camelback. youll get stronger on the climbs, and you'll keep up on the descents with the guys who could almost hang on the climbs!