Joe and Ellen Bandsma with their Family Tandem Traveler visiting the Bike Friday Factory while on tour across country. 

We are a couple in our 60's who have been living in the beautiful Texas Hill Country since retiring here 11 years ago. Five years ago we took up cycling in guided tours; three years ago we participated in RAGBRAI (rode across the state of Iowa in one week); and two years ago we started long-distance touring on our own after discovering this amazing website and its wealth of information and inspiration.