This is insanity! I disappear from the Hybrid forum for a while and this great thread goes dormant for nearly a year?? I'll resurrect it.
Last Sunday I invited a friend of mine that just moved back to the area to ride with my normal beer run buddy to join us on a 30 mile ride. She had been riding in Utah, and jumped at the chance to join up. I told her this would be at a "coffee/taco/beer" pace and not a "lycra and spandex" pace. 2 Fuji Absolutes and her Trek Verve. Great times for three 50+ yr old cyclists!