Hi Sam ~ I'm not riding right now as I am recovering from an injury, but check out www.tarwheels.org. It's a great club with lots of choices of rides of different paces. You don't have to be a club member to join the rides, but of course we'd love for you to join the club too. Make sure to check out the "standing rides". There's a women's ride on Wednesday nights that leaves from Duke (I've done that the past two years, but not this summer, unfortunately). I don't know what pace you ride, but there is something for everyone on Tarwheel rides - turtles and hares.

Welcome to the area!

Emily