Fun how stable these bikes are catching a little air at speed. Cool to have a friend with whom to ride, especially if you travel in a similar manner and pace. I enjoyed the solo travel, and found myself rolling my eyes a little on the day I rode with 3 riders from Kenya in Utah, who were determined to follow exactly the UTBDR (Utah Backcountry Discovery Route) and it felt like every-other intersection, we had to turn around and take a different fork. Kind of killed the flow for me. Fortunately, the Kenyans were really cool people, so the push/pull of following the route vs. going with the flow was more palatable. But I'd want to be more aware of what I was getting into were I to travel with such a group.
I grew up surfing and skateboarding both have their aspects that are similar but when I first tried snowboarding it was just like that, everything was topsy turvy! hahahah