Hi Ladies, I absolutely love this forum and have learned so much from you all, so much so that my dear friend who is a pro-rider has insisted that I join him for a group ride of 4 people on our local streets. I've restricted my cycling efforts so far to our local park and always with a more experienced rider as I still have trouble holding to the white lines, especially on the hills. My theory is if I haven't mastered the white lines yet, it would b foolish of me to take my wobbly body on the street even if he does "have my back". I plan to do a century early next year and know it would be good training, but is this a bit like putting the cart before the horse? Or am I just being a chicken? I really value my safety.