The wife and I are just getting into cycling. We live right next to the Highline Canal in Denver, which is 71 miles of paved and gravel trails that snake through the city.
We bought our entry level bikes about 5 weeks ago (Trek Dual Sport 3 for me, Trek FX3 for her) and we're doing one ride every weekend to build up our distance. Yesterday we did just over 20 miles and so far we're loving it. My wife already signed us up to do the 25 mile cycle of Denver Century ride next month.