35.4 miles with DH and a friend of ours who has been persuaded to join us, after having not been riding for 20 years. He rode with us for about 15 miles (understandably, he wants to ease himself back into it) and the DH and I did our shorter loop. I think I'm starting to understand the 'correct technique' that the LBS guy was trying to teach me.

Which is good - I think in the long run I'll be more efficient, but in the short run, I'm using my muscles in a slightly different combination, and by the end of the ride, my legs were ready to be done.

But the weather was perfect, the company was nice, and we somehow managed to ride against the Arts Festival traffic for the entire ride