We are pretty serious bikers at our house and we have a really good time riding bikes as a family. Kenyon and I went a week ago and rode for a couple hours by ourselves, and then the next day Dillon and Donnie went for 3 hours together. The kids all take off and ride most days, and it is pretty normal for us all to ride 15 miles a days several times a week. Later on in the riding season it will be 25 miles in a day for an afternoons ride.
So, that being the case Thad had really worn his bike out and needed a good one for long distances... and he got this for his birthday. He really seems to enjoy it and can go pretty fast on it.