My BF and I took a chance on the weather (rain forecast) and headed out for a new-to-us 26-mile loop near Ashland, Virginia, to test various tweaks to my bike set-up. Our route was half flat, half rolling hills---perfect for burning a few calories, but also seeing the sights.The only downside was that the roads were much busier than we had expected, based on the route description. Next time we would probably do the ride on a weekday. Great fun nonetheless!