why don't I mountain bike?.....becuase I was born N raised in Michigan/Indiana and a) we didn't have mountians there and b) mountian biking is a relativly new sport compared to me and I never knew anyone who did. I still don't except thru places like here. I would LOVE to mountian bike but living in Albuquerque re:foothills of the Rockies, I think it would be a BAD idea for me to try it alone. Right now I don't even own a moutain bike nor would I have a clue how to even go about purchasing one. I've checked the NM Cycling Clubs and I didn't see one for mountian bikers either. I figure - I'll try that sport one of these days - heck I've tried just about everything else! The older I get (46) the more I wanna try! But caps off to you Irulan - you keep biking for us!!!