So, I was on a ride yesterday when a guy passed me. He was going a bit faster than me but not significantly, so I decided to pace myself with him and try to keep up and see if I could figure out drafting. (Was that acceptable, to just suddenly draft off someone?) I kept up and was soon going 20 mph (at a spot where I would have normally been going about 15-17 on my own, so clearly I was doing something right). But it felt really easy and like I was going to pass him. I shifted twice to make it harder but still felt like it was a bit easy. Should I have just kept shifting until it felt like I was going at the right pace? Or should I have just stayed where I was and used the chance to rest my legs a bit?

Of course, the minute he went up a steep hill I fell back and couldn't catch up again, so my first drafting experience was short-lived, but I liked it while it was happening!