Did 30 miles on the new bike today...seems faster so I might be able to stretch my rides longer (usually I have 2 hrs to ride). No trouble with the platforms but my butt was getting a bit uncomfortable after about 20-25 miles...might have to look into bike shorts sooner than later. The ride was doable and I'm not in any discomfort after but if I go a bit farther I might be. And I realized I have to get a bunch of other stuff that I don't have right now...tubes/tires/pump (maybe I have one on my steel), seat bag, speedometer (more to have a time reference than speed though it's nice to know if I was really faster than my old bike ;-))...dang!