Steve Barlow came by today - he's thinking about going bent again to get rid of the sore behind.  Fit him on the corsa and a couple minutes around the parking lot and we're gone.
 
We rode 50 miles on my "Big Cow Bent" loop, which has a couple serious hills - 18% at one point, whith all kinds of terrain.  Steve never fell once, only had a couple times where he tried to start in too big a gear, and by the time we were halfway through we'd basically reclined him fully.  He just kept getting stronger and faster as the miles went by.  I bonked 8 miles from home thanks to the new diet and Steve rescued me with a clif-bar.  We chatted a bunch and had a great lunch afterwards.  
 
So now I've taken a guy who was faster than me anyway and given him a real taste at bent life.  I keep creating my own worst competition!  But Steve's a great guy and once he's converted to the dark side it'll be fun to watch him go.