Originally Posted by Iride01

Who wants to slow down when everyone else on the group ride are climbing faster? If a lower gear is available, then spinning a faster cadence will let one top the hill with pretty much the same watts expended for the time it took to climb as anyone else used that finished in the same group no matter what cadence any individual was at.

If a person is in the easiest gear on their bike often for the hills they routinely climb, then that needs to be addressed by getting the proper gearing.