Thanks for the tip on the selle- I'll add that to my list to watch for on ebay (that's where I got my bike, after all)
I did seven miles tonight! That's a lot for me. It's all flat, so no coasting. I was keeping a steady pace of 10-12 mph- thought that was pretty good, but a guy blew by me like I was standing still, on a hybrid (I think- he was sitting pretty upright). I just kept plugging away.
I got my walkydog tonight- not sure how this thing will work. There's no shock absorption, really, just some springs inside. It would make a great weapon to carry though, a nice heavy little club. I think the leash might be too short for my dogs, but I'd like a bungee between them and the stick anyway so there's room for that. Haven't installed it yet, I plan to use it sunday for the first time. THe springer has a heavy spring, and the shape of it along with the spring really helps damper any lunges so you don't really feel them on the bike. I've had two dogs hit the end of the leash after a deer and barely felt it- about 80 pounds of dogs. I guess I'll find out sunday how this one handles things like that- I'll have one 40 lb dog but there's lots of deer in the park!
vickie