Oh wow!

Thank you all for such a great, warm welcome. I've been babbling on and on about bikes to my friends and family for awhile and I think they're getting just a little bit tired of it. I'm so glad there is a place I can come and talk about it with a group of great women who know so much about the sport.

I'm also really glad to hear that Kona's get good reviews from some of you, especially if they can make a bike to handle "the world's most deadliest road!" It took a lot of time but I think the Jake is right for me. (Even though the Jake the Snake is so tempting, haha.) I can see how the sport and looking at bikes can be addicting. I remember the owner of the first LBS I went to told me the right bike would pick me and I think it has. Now I have lofty dreams of centuries dancing in my head. That will be a long way down the line, I'm sure. Baby steps, of course.

I'm so sorry I didn't respond to everyone individually, but thank you so much again.

Oh and I'll probably be posting pics of my new bike very soon.

~Erin.