I've certainly been building confidence since I bought my Buddy nearly 3 weeks ago...
Today I went on a 30 mile ride which included riding in the park, meeting up with my dad and his scooter and going for a ride, riding over to my mom and step-dad's house and going to an open house! It was AWESOME!
I met up with some folks from the local scooter club (for the scavenger hunt photo) and their vintage Vespas showed my Buddy some winding, hilly roads I didn't know we had in these parts. It was an agility workout for the Buddy and it was a blast.
There is a HUGE difference in riding to work or riding to the store and just RIDING.