Off we go!!!

[RoadRaven]

As Juju says, welcome to THE addiction... prepare to change priorities and become bike/cycling focused.
Its WONDERFUL!

You seem to have two excellent factors in ensuring your love of this... enthusiasm
a supportive and knowledgable cycling/training partner (even better when this person is your life partner)

Enjoy, and I look forward to seeing you join in the convos round the board!

[Cha Cha]

I appreciate your pointers, warmth and enthusiasm! I feel really official now - went ahead and got a pre-emptive tetanus shot at the dr yesterday, then went home and merrily rode 45 min on the trainer while watching the 2005 TDF... Got a major case of the giggles when I was straining to keep up and realized these guys are all going uphill - like way uphill...

Life is good.

DBF and the bikes and I leave Sunday morning for a week lakeside - forecast is for mid 50's all week so should get some good rides in. But taking the trainers too, just in case. Will have a report!

Happy holidays and happy new year everybody!

Cha Cha

[Geonz]

One of the many, many, many nice things a bout bicycling is that the "learning curve" is not too steep. It really *is* feasible for many people to get in shape to go a long distance, fairly quickly. Not necessarily to be the fastest, but to have a good time doing it, too.
Hard part is telling the very new folks that those people knocking off 20 miles without thinking were as new as they were... just a few weeks before!
Welcome aboard!! You'll be hooked in no time...