I personally hate the talking in a group especially in a race. I had a race this season where all they did was talk for the first two laps. Had I not gone off the front we likely would have waited almost the whole race before the pace went above 15mph. I also made the mistake of not committing to the break away so it didn't take to much to catch me. Never look behind you to see if they are following in a race, they are, and if you don't focus on staying in front they'll catch up even quicker. So in a group on non talking racing men I feel at home.