I started biking again two months ago. I'm 63 and haven't owned a bike in 20 years. Bought a used Fuji Absolute 4.0 and within a month owned a road bike. I ride the road bike on solo missions, the Fuji is perfect for cruising with my wife. She talks and stops a lot, in addition to being a bit unpredictable, so riding with her with anything other than bare pedals can be exciting! Just added bar ends to the Fuji for a couple more hand positions. As I started to get my legs back, I got REAL tired sitting upright into a stiff headwind on the Fuji, and additionally, basically only one hand position. Sweet bike - have ordered a bullhorn handlebar to improve the uprightness. I like having them both.