Thanks for sharing, LLBloomer and Tuckervill! I did my first ever ride last month, with Melody as peleton and Trek420 as inspiration. Made it 43 miles, which was a big surprise to myself and family. After all, I'm 56, have a "few" more pounds on me than I'd like, and am no way in the shape that I used to be. But thanks to Trek, online support from TE, and a fun spin instructor I managed to get closer, and thanks to Melody's company on the ride I managed to keep on going even no matter how often I heard "on your left". Now I can use you two as inspiration for the next hurdle, which is to keep this up and do a ride on my own ( -- so much harder to ride all alone among strangers!) ... unless, that is, somebody else at my level is planning on doing a ride hereabouts the next couple of months. My goal for now is the Janesville Pie Ride.