Welcome to AMC, Jolt. I think you will find that we are a social group of people.
I knew this would be a perfect ride for you. If you ever care to venture east, there are the same level rides that often leave out of Concord or Lexington, also on Tuesday nights. You might also look on line to see if there are "beginner" level week end rides. I kow the Boston chapter has quite a few coming up and it probably wouldn't be much further for you to get to the starting points for some of these. The Worcester chapter also has a calendar on line, which is probably where you find the Tuesday ride.

Robyn