I am like starfish and Suzie, I use event rides as my goals, and then my daily rides are training for whatever future ride. And Suzie is my TE email buddy, plus a riding companion for some of the event rides and an occassional weekend ride. And Ellen, another TE friend, is good for an occassional weekend ride.

Try to find some TE ladies in your area and get to know them. Once you share a ride with someone, you will bond really well.

All you need to do, as you read through the forum, if you see a TE lady who lives in your area, send her a private message through TE.

Here is the link to find an event ride in your area:

http://www.bikeride.com/calendar/events.asp

Or a lot of people who are part of this forum belong to clubs, and they can tell you how to find a club in your area.

Darcy