My son who's taken possession of my Giant is 30, and not much of a cyclist. It wasn't much of a sacrifice for him to lend me my old bike back for a day. I have an older son who's 32 and very much into cycling. I've traveled to see him over the Thanksgiving holidays (against the advice of Dr. Fauchi) and we rode 41 miles of gravel today. Very enjoyable, and this is one occasion when it's really nice to have a top-quality bike to try to keep up with a younger rider. You're going to have a good time riding with your children in a few years.