Introducing myself...

[Roadtrip]

Welcome Sarah!!

Congrats on the bike. I'm sure you'll do fine! I started out in August of this year at 35 and had never ridden at all. Four months later I've done a 26 mile ride, lost 25 pounds, and already moved on from my first slightly heavy bike (Trek Pure) to a faster and lighter Trek FX 7.3 that I really love.

Good luck and don't forget to drop into the newbie area where we post our weekly achievements to inspire one another.

Shannon

[arielmoon]

Welcome Sarah!

Congrats on the new bike! Please post a picture of it when you get it so we can oggle it!

You are going to do fine! Just ride! Come here if you have questions and you will get great advice!

[NbyNW]

Welcome! You'll find there are quite a few people from Seattle here, keep an eye on the Northwest forum.

[DarcyInOregon]

Congrats on the bike. I'm sure you'll do fine! I started out in August of this year at 35 and had never ridden at all. Four months later I've done a 26 mile ride, lost 25 pounds, and already moved on from my first slightly heavy bike (Trek Pure) to a faster and lighter Trek FX 7.3 that I really love.

Shannon

Wow, that is an amazing weight loss. Way to go! The wonderful aspect of cycling is how it makes a person fit and healthy while having fun.

[Bike Chick]

Welcome to TE, Sarah! You will enjoy the company here.

And happy new bike to you. You are going to have a lot of fun with it. I will tell you that the thinner saddles are more comfortable so just ride it a while and see how it "fits."

Please post pictures when it comes in.

[drgynfyr]

Hi Sara! Welcome!

The seat (at least for me) made 80% of the difference in my ride. Very important

[Jo-n-NY]

Welcome Sara...like I told my daughter the other day, you have to "break-in" your rear end, lol. Eventually it will be fine.