@aa That river photo you posted is beautiful, I’m sure it’s a wonderful ride. I used to ride for fun and transport when I lived in Memphis in the 90s. Then a childhood knee injury resurfaced and I didn’t think I’d ever ride again. Fast forward to late 2019 and I purchased an e-bike thinking I’d just use it to ride the mile to visit my folks. It was so much fun I rode it to town 7 miles away. Rides got longer and within a few weeks I was venturing out for 35 mile rides on the quiet back county roads, my first taste of gravel. I started using the battery assist as little as possible, increasingly confident that my knee was again fairly healthy. In May of 2020 I bought a non-powered fat bike and started working on trails around our property. Spent the summer of 2020 first riding the trails on the fat bike then taking that out on 8-12 mile pavement rides (not an ideal use for a fat bike but the gravel was further away). Finally, in late summer I splurged on an entry level gravel bike and immediately took it out for a 35 mile ride to get on some gravel. My rural southern Missouri county has lots of gravel within reach. And from there I just gradually increased my rides from 2-3 hours to 4-5 hours.

I’m back to riding the trails on the fat bike closer to home due to some ear-balance related problems but it’s still a blast!

So cool that you’ll get to ride with your son. I’m sure you’ll have some fantastic adventures!