The thing is, he rides a good pace up the climbs. So I like to sit on his wheel, then swing around him just before we reach the top.

Here in the Arizona desert everything, and I mean everything is blooming and of course for most people it means an over abundance of that stuff you love to get ride of. Interesting that you mention this because on my last ride I was thinking how much more of that stuff I was rocketing to the side of the road than normal.

http://www.vicks.co.uk/sinus-breathi...r-nasal-stick/

this stuff is better than prescription flonase and is the size of chapstick so you can put it in your jersey pocket or saddle bag.