Thank you Aggie: I would love to ride with you too. Mountain bikers are very friendly - I used to live in Jackson, Wyoming and met quite a few. That is what encouraged me to get my mountain bike. Unfortunately it was the wrong size for me and I went with a hybrid. We have a 46 mile paved trail here called the Pinellas Trail. My DH and I used to make it a point to wave and say howdy to people we passed and see how many responses we got in return. Sadly, not that many people returned our smiles and howdies. We are seeing more and more riders with headphones/earbuds in and that may be why they do not hear our audibles.