Yes I live in Florida! It gets cold here in the winter, though- 20's- enough that I am pining away for real winter cycling shoes. But I did keep my cycling tan all winter.

Everyone is free to move here!

Jen Jen, you'll get there! The road bike _wants_ you to ride long! Ride a couple nights a week, if you can, and a longer ride on the weekend, and increase that ride very gradually- 2 or 3 or 5 miles at a time- making sure you're eating while you ride because soon you're going to get into the time range where you use up your energy stores. My longest ride on road (not trail) a year ago was 37 miles at a Century. A person can make enormous progress in only a year!

Nanci