Al, congratulations on finishing your ride under significantly adverse conditions - heal fast. Most of our riding is tandem and pacelines with singles are exhausting, but I'll ride in a paceline with the guys at my LBS when I can keep up. Most of the time on the tandem I'm on the lookout for potholes and other foreign objects so there's little enough time to look around, but on a paceline I find it impossible to smell the wildflowers. We're doing Wine Country 100K this year, but we'll be back in Chico next year for sure to try the Century.