Beautiful, Machka! My daughter just got home from college last night, and we sat up talking biking with her boyfriend until the wee hours. She's 18 and I'm 51, so I should be able to keep up, though she always drops me on the hills. I think I can outlast her on distance, however. I've been working on it, anyway. Ever since you told me about nutrition and hydration last summer, I've been doing the long (50-100 mile) rides with relative ease. Gotta get the young lad onto a road bike this summer.