One of my issues that i have riding is balance - I have problems doing multiple things and still stay steady.....getting a drink, going around someone, looking behind me, etc.
I think everyone has this issue when they start riding. If you want water while riding, but don't feel secure reaching down, get a camelback for water.


We have about a 1 mile stretch we have to ride on a fairly high traffic road - so we usually ride single file. I HATE it when he ends up in front of me because he rides slow to try to make sure I can keep up, but I feel like I can be going so much faster than the pace he is setting, but because of my balance issues and the traffic on the road - I can't get around him. Grrrr. I know he could blow me away if he really let loose, but there has to be some kind of happy medium! I know he does it out of love - but it is so frustrating!
Why not just ask him to go faster? Say, "Hey honey, we are going 13 MPH, but let's up the pace to say, 15 MPH and see how I do." If you both have computers, you can ask him to up the speed according to what the computer says.

Good luck!