What they said

You rock!!!

Ride with your hybrid buddy whenever you can and see if you can find others. Too often people will come out, get dropped, and not come back; and the next week somebody else does it, and they all think they're the only ones.

It's a really good idea to find routes and be able to get back by yourself.

I wouldn't have put this in humor -- I'd have put it in adventure stories and accomplishments