Hi, I'm Oldnewbe and the name says it all. I'm male, 76, 5'10" at 150 lbs., am quite active and in pretty fair shape for an old coot.
I have 10 years on my new mate who it an avid road cyclist and I would like very much to accompany her on some of her shorter rides but I would hate to hold her back too often.
I need a bike - I've tried a road bike with the standard derailleur and wasn't thrilled with it at all. Would feel much more at home with a more substantial bike I'm sure.
Am curious about a so-called 'touring' bike and extremely curious about some of the newer transmission hubs especially the NuVinci. Have wandered around the internet and got a bunch of little bits and pieces so I'm pretty confused and because I'm not close to any city of size I can't experiment very much.
Any advice will be appreciated.