(Roy Zipris) wrote in news:9d828b4.0309230914.67b2f243
@posting.google.com:
So how does a group stay or work together better when the members
cannot climb at roughly the same speed? Thanks for contributing to my
cycling education.

Encourage the slower climbers to burst ahead of the group before the hill.
The stronger climbers can then catch up near the top. After the climb, the
more tired people can rest in the draft for a while before taking their pulls
again.

Decending isn't as big a problem, since even on a long hill a slower decender
shouldn't be more than a few minutes behind. On a multi-mile climb, the
slower climbers can be many minutes (10 or 20 or 30 minutes) slower.