Originally Posted by
jonathanf2
Anyways, besides just riding more are there any tips be it nutritional or fitness related to improve my performance or keep my HR down? Thanks for any advice!
Though I don't know for sure, I seem to have a higher HR for everything I do while riding. So maybe you just need to accept that and just get use to it.
Do you do a lot of solo riding or is your only riding when in this group that pounds hills a little faster than you'd like? Increase your time riding solo or with just one or two others. And challenge yourself as you climb most every hill you encounter. You can rest on the way down the other side.
Don't underestimate how much better climbing will be on a lighter bike. The almost 5 pound difference between my old steel Schwinn Paramount and my newer Tarmac made many of the hills I use to swear at disappear. And I have more energy for later in the ride.