Yah, I used to give "the speech" too, to new riders. I just got dirty looks and the usual "I can handle this bike... blah blah.. i'm better than the bike... blah blah... try to keep up... blah blah... you're just scared... blah blah... I am the best thing to happen to a bike since rubber tires."

Those dudes always get scraped off the side of the road within a week.... usually while following my group on a 'slow' ride.

I always go slow with noob's and if they look like they're trying to win the prize given at the finish line at the end of the road, I just go slower.. painful sometimes, but it stops the wrecks, most of the time.