Well.......
I have just the oposite problem than the rest of you.
I'm a noob and my wife is a long time cyclist. The problem I have is that she really doesn't want to push me to keep up with her. Since we started riding, she has always trailed me and ridden at my pace.
We last rode on Saturday morning and after we rode, I told her that I wanted her to start leading and force me to keep up with her pace.
She's 18 years my junior and is afraid that I won't be able to keep up. So, I told her "Lead, and look around once in a while to see where I am." "If you've dropped me, just slow down and I'll catch up."
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