Welcome, fng911!!! You're just down the hill from me! I'm in Pollock Pines. Another local TE'er is michelem...she's in Folsom. I haven't met her yet, but one of these days, we're going to ride together! Maybe the three of us could ride the bike trail together. Have you ever ridden up to Folsom Lake? I'd like to do that and see just how low the water levels are. I hear it's a puddle these days.

Anyway, sounds to me like you're doing great! I got my bike last February and rode the bike trail a lot. I would do the Fish Hatchery to William Pond Park and back...20 miles...and I thought it would kill me. Now I can go all the way to Old Sac and back! Soon you'll be riding the hilly roads around Rescue with no problem! Great job on going clipless from the start too. That's quite an accomplishment.

This site it the absolute best. I can't tell you how much I've learned here. You can ask pretty much any question and you'll get a bunch of excellent answers. And if you search old threads, you'll find a wealth of information.

Happy Riding!!!