Originally Posted by bigtea

Actually I am a pretty nice guy.

However, that doesn't make the question posed any smarter. The Road Cycling Forum is often mistaken as a Road Racing forum. Although there are plenty of wannabe racers (and even some real racers) who post here, most are simply riding their road bikes.

Let me answer the question about being dropped. My feelings do not change at all when someone leaves me behind.

If you want to ruin the pleasure of a great bike ride, react with shame, anger, guilt or envy whenever anybody passes you.