Originally Posted by DenDen06

Thanks for all the advice. I will try all of the above. I am too afraid to go fast on my bike, the max speed that I will hit is 25 mph, so a tandem is out of the question because my husband likes to go 35+ down GMR and Azusa.
I actually crashed last summer going downhill on a bike path near Azusa thus resulting in my slow downhill speeds. So please no tandems. eek....

I am definitely going to check out the Clydes and Athenas forum for tips. Thanks a lot ladies and guys.