to be fair I had wanted to put that bike through its paces anyway, and it is designed specifically for riding long distances.

These days I am slightly lazier and use an e-bike but you still have to pedal it (the motor does not supply all the power – it is like having a short tandem but without the other person).

you should have the correct access level (curiously it doesn’t look like it) I will flag this and try and get it sorted. Access levels normally change after people are on the forum for a bit and permit PM’s (we had a lot of issues with folk using the site to send spam PM’s for fraud or illegal activity).