JlKonn, quite a coincidence..........I'm 54, been riding fairly steady since 1991 when the mountain bike craze was at its' peak. It's taking me some time to get used to the DS. The gearing is more for the towpath type of rides so it does lack the granny gearing I so desperately need in the hills of NE Ohio. I'm glad you like your DS. I'm warming up to it gradually. Keep us posted on your rides on the towpath. I like the towpath, also, but, it has gotten more and more crowded with people, horses (on some portions), folks walking dogs, kids on their bikes, so I haven't been on it much of late.