HA! I told her that, mostly because she is one of the most shy and bashful people you'll ever meet, and it is hilarious watching her get flustered whenever a compliment is paid to her!

Thanks for the other insight. It was just a group of Saturday morning fun riders, nothing too serious, and they were nice people (one of the ladies rode up and made sure she was OK after the running off the trail bit). We were pushing 14-15MPH, about the peak of my non-draft or hill aided MTB abilities, they weren't doing much more, they caught us gradually but didn't actually pull away. We had another groups blow by us earlier, I figured this would do the same, this was just the first time we got lumped. I rarely ride during common times of the days when big groups are out, and if she isn't with me she rides at county parks where such rides don't happen. She always rides in front of me, if I'm in the front, I have a tendency to take off without her, and with me in the back I've got a picteresque view to follow It sounds like I'll just chat with her that next time this happens, to slow down and get herself out.

It is not so much that we don't want to be friendly, but it was her first time on drop bars, skinny tires, and friction shifting, learning group riding was not in the cards!