reading back over my post- sorry to seem like I just keep throwing up roadblocks to these wonderful suggestions. I'm not, I just have a hard time finding time to ride anyway. I commute over an hour each way during the week, and live about an hour from just about anywhere. Between leaving early and getting home late, and a 4 year old, and a husband that works or plays golf ALLTHE TIME, my only time to ride is during my lunch break, immediately after work, or weekends (except sunday morning!). So I carry a bike in or on the back of my car just about all the time. I can get in a half hour-45 minute ride during lunch, more if the boss is gone, just about every day. But to get on the trails, pretty much after work or weekends is it. I visit my parents in rolla just about every weekend (one day), so try to combine it with a ride if I can in the rolla area- they can watch my son while I'm riding so it's usually a good time to get in a ride.
anyway, long explanation out of guilt!
thanks
vickie