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Glad your strength is returning, NWG. I am glad weather, driving, and being in Montreal is keeping me from riding, so my crash stuff heals,...

Sheila, I've ridden a Muk and loved it. Very modern fat bike. Salsa has done a good job of continuously upgrading it to stay with current technology....

Good to hear it, Joanie! The Pugs sounds interesting. The only thing that makes me hesitate to get another Surly mountainbike is their fairly low...

My best day, yesterday, since my accident. No, not in total miles, though they were good. Did 14.4 miles of pavement in the morning on the Gunnar...

Thanks, Crankin and Muirenn! Some financial roadblocks have come up - our new dog broke his leg : ( so it may be spring before the bike shopping...

Emily, we are in Prince Edward County Ontario. Nothing like the terrain in Hanover, NH, where I have ridden. It’s flat to rolling in the truest...

Crankin, you are tough, no doubt about it. 130 miles in 4 days and a fall in the mix, to boot. Glad your fall wasn't worse. Road rash is the pits,...

Wow, Crankin, so sorry about your fall! There seems to be a lot of that going around lately. My DH is just about healed up from his (due to cleat...

Sheila, I did not buy the carbon! Since I have 2 carbon bikes, this one one needed to be cheaper. It’s aluminum, very light. So, today’s ride was an...

Sheila, we're never officially out of shape, we're just on the road to be in better shape, right? :) I know the feeling, though. I really don't know...

I looked at the new Ariel’s, and wow! Every bike has a higher end, carbon version now. I guess the popular bikes tend towards the more expensive...

10 or 11 miles per hour is pretty normal on dirt and gravel, so you did good, there, Crankin. Packed dirt is actually better than gravel as long as...

A friend of mine bought one around 2011. She wanted an all around bike. It was her only bike, and she chose it after we tested hybrids at several...

Sheila, I bought the Ariel Sport because it met all of my requirements for around town and commuting, plus it had the extra factors of front shocks...

Headed to the trails 20 miles from my house today. First real mountain bike rid in while. Haven't had the time. Though I do ride my Surly I n my...

Nice, and not so high end that you have to keep it within sight at all times for fear of someone walking off with it. Ariel's are nice hybrids.

My Guru is ok on the gravel. Not great, but there were some packed sections, where I get a reprieve and it is flat. Also not going more than 10-11...

Love your bike mechanic, too. :) Sounds like a lovely area, Crankin. How's your bike do on the dirt/gravel? Hopefully, okay. 11 pavement miles...

We left Wellington around 10:30, after a memorable dinner last night and good conversation with the other guests at the inn, as well as the owners....

:D :D :D Too funny! No riding this weekend, as we leave the busy trails to the families, but we did other things. Today was a long walk to the...

Ok, my bike is fixed. This was DH’s fault! He put a new chain on the night before we left and he put it on wrong... Mr Genius mechanic. But, he was...

So, we planned a shorter route today, since the tour company’s route covered some of what we did yesterday. After a couple of miles, we turned onto a...

Nice work, both of you. Crankin, you might need a front derailleur adjustment if your chain popped off while shifting to a different chain ring....

I highly recommend going WSD if you can find a WSD bike that meets your requirements. If nothing else, it gets you a women's saddle, at least. :)...

:) I learned all of that here.

Thanks so much for the awesome info! I hadn't actually considered it before you pointed it out, but I very much agree that the seatpost of the Sprint...

We rode again today, and once again cut it a little short. I think DH was up for doing our usual distance, but there were a lot of storm clouds...