bruce19

I don't have a power meter. I am at 186 lbs which is lighter than I usually start a season. And, as you might imagine, I am better everywhere than other years at this time in the season. My goal is to get to 178 Lbs which is what I weighed when I finished Basic Training at Ft. Jackson in '69.

Jakedatc

Definitely don't slow up on the way down to the base of another climb.. It is frustrating when people coast or ride the brakes into a hill then drop back. Get your good run at the hill and others will go around if you slow down naturally on the hill. It gives you a better run at the hill and everyone will go up faster too. We have one section of our shop ride that we call the Roller coaster.. it goes up and down 2-3 hills and we bomb the hell out of the downhills and ride the momentum up then repeat.

TL;DR... Go the best you can up and down. Don't make extra work for yourself.

HTupolev

Nobody minds when a big guy gets in front and uses their size to suck the paceline down the hill faster. If you get passed on the climb, you get passed on the climb. Hold your line and ride steady and that's fine. Because nobody excepts pacelines to hold perfect line-like form on steep climbs either.