I've ridden a good bit; commuted from school to our Alaskan homestead on my 20" girls bike over gravel roads. I guess I was 8-10 y/o. Spent a lot of time in the saddle until I was about 15. Then I rode in college on a great all-Record Legnano that I wish I still had. Then I stopped and didn't ride until I turned 50, when I stumbled on the way to the mailbox one day and said that's enough of that crap. I've been participating in and leading hard group and LD rides for about 13 years. We bought our used CoMo about 3 years ago. This is our first year leading group tandem rides.