Beanz,

I would agree completely, with one caveat. Clydes should not be afraid to pass on dh's, AS LONG AS THEY'RE COASTING. Don't ride the brakes to stay in position. If coasting see's you move to the front of a group, or even ahead, then great. You've got a head start on the next climb. I've managed to keep pace with much smaller, better, climbers by using this technique. The guys that I ride with normally, at first tend to gripe about the leap frogging until I explain the reasoning. Unless the climbers are willing to drag their brakes on the up hills, I'm not going to on the down hills. They can chose to suck my draft and pedal if necessary, or, let me go and then catch up or pass on the next climb. Either way it's a great equalizer

This works fine on rolling terrain where the climbs almost immediately follow the descent. If the descent ends on a flat I've learned to pedal "well within myself" until the group rejoins and then latch on. I won't try to stay off the front alone, unless the flat is fairly short.

If approaching a climb and pulling at the front of the group, I'll usually pull over and start to rotate to the back with several hundred meters to go. Not because I want to be at the back of the group, but, because I want the few minutes rest at the back before commencing the climb.

All of this is related to moderate hills/climbs of 0:30 to 4:00 or 5:00. Climbs of 20:00 or more are another story all together.