My wife is my favorite riding partner. She does not get mad if I sprint a bit and she comes up pretty quickly when I pull over to drink some water. That is a tradition with us. We stop at certain points in our favorite routes and drink some water and talk. It is more a social thing than anything. We are both very busy and it is fun to ride, catch up on news, ride more. When we get home, we cool off and go back to working on our various projects. MaryRose is a copywriter and I am an author, publisher, songwriter, photographer with tons of stuff going on daily. Our rides are our breaks.