Thank you so much for your response - DH is tired from working yesterday, but he got so excited looking at your new bike on the other thread that he said he wants to get his bike out and ride with me today so off we will go in a couple of minutes. I appreciate your feedback, so I will take next Sat. off as my rest day and be ready to get up bright and early on Sunday for the 50k. It sounds like a fun trail - an old railroad corridor similar to the Pinellas Trail about an hour north of here. I see that you are from Miami - have you ridden the MS150 there? We are training to do that next May. DH has ridden the MS150 before but it was from Tampa to Cypress Gardens a few years back. Enjoy your new ride - she’s a beauty!!