The number of times I tried to keep up or catch roadies on my Mtb before I aquired my own road bike are countless, when I look back and think what an idiot I was for ever thinking I could stay with them.
Now the shoe is on the other foot, When I cruise past the Mtb riders and look back to sometimes see them flogging themselves to death trying to stay on my wheel, I can become a little arrogant by teasing them along for a while, then suddenly giving the pedals a power tap... rotten, I know, but exillerating all the same....