In January I bought my Trek 7100 Hybrid. I hadn't had a bike since my cousin's hand-me-down Schwinn when I was a kid (coaster bike with balloon tires). At 54 I wasn't ready for a road bike. I didn't ride much until the end of July when I finally got a bike rack and could drive to rides (I know that sounds weird, sorry). I have put over 300 miles on the bike in 5 weeks. So next year I will, at 55, buy a road bike. I am looking at the Trek Pilot 2.1.

If my husband decides to buy a bike next year, we can ride around town on hybrids and I can ride with our local club on the road bike.