Allrighty. I always figured that indoor riding was just for when the weather was too nasty to mess with, but after reading the responses I searched a bit more and I see it`s got its own place. Didn`t realize that rollers were something different either. On U-Tube, they kind of look like fun- sort of like a carnival ride! I`ll see what I can do about finding people to ride with. There are two fairly active groups in the area that mostly meet on weekends, but last year they had evening rides midweek too. So far the schedules don`t show any, but I think that was only later in "prime season", so they`ll probably do it again and this year I`ll try to hook up with them. I did spend a day last Fall riding with two local couples (took some vacation time) and had a blast. Most of the route that we covered that day I had ridden previously on tours and day rides and I noticed that the grades weren`t as steep with company along. Well, they also aren`t as steep without camping gear, but it was fun to BS while riding for a change. Thanks for the advise, gang!