You know it seems at times it is easier to be just by yourself. You don't have to worry about anybody but yourself. But you better make sure you know your bike and how to repair it!
The ride i was just on had one guy who built bikes he knew how to repair everything including a broken spoke. I would not have known how to do any of that except change a tire and fix my chain. One guy lost a bolt out of he's rack, they fixed it with bailing wire (I could have figured that one out) .
It just seems better if you could have at least one person you really like with you. Then you could share the load you know what I mean?