Originally Posted by gugie

Common theme: Start riding with a younger, married guy, up for riding most weekends. Big announcement! Kid on the way. Some last minute big rides. Baby's born. Maybe another one or three. When the last one turns about 12, once fleet friend is a bit lumpy, wants to get back into cycling. Bars move up level with the saddle, tires get fatter, weight weenie bias is gone, because the engine...

Riding across the country when you have all those responsibilities...guy dreams, god laughs.