I did not think I would enjoy biking so much that im upset when i can't go or my business ties me down, I really am a newbie at it, AS i said I ride a townie electra 21 speed. I bike with a woman who is experienced and used to ride a rode bike and still does at times but goes biking with me on her townie. We are in florida so it is flat. We ride along the bay fronts and she is taking me up a bridge were alot of bikers go over this water way. I can only make it to the top and then back. I will soon be ready to go over the otherside and back . I used to not make it 1/4, now i go to the top. I lead the crew out on the bikes too at about 14MPH. May be slow to some real bikers huh?