Went Bike Shopping Today

[Caddy]

By cross or CX, I ment Cyclocross, not a hybrid like your Quick.

http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/road...ss/2011-superx
http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/road...clocross-caadx

It's got drop bars like a road bike, but a more aggressive (wider/knobby) tire, so able to go a little off road... Tho not single track like a true mountain bike.

Actually, I took my cyclocross onto the single track last weekend. It's quite common at my park, apparently. There were bits and stretches that I could not pass, such as a very steep uphill with roots, but I believe most of the mountain bikers were also walking it. Course, I was going much slower than they were

And from what I understand, if you have small hands, SRAM is better with less hood and you won't accidentally brake when you try to shift. Unfortunately, I let the local bike shop person talk me into 105s instead, grr!

[Titania]

And from what I understand, if you have small hands, SRAM is better with less hood and you won't accidentally brake when you try to shift. Unfortunately, I let the local bike shop person talk me into 105s instead, grr!

The fact that the hoods were smaller was another feature that made me prefer the SRAM over Shimano. The Shimano hoods were uncomfortable large for my petite little mouse paws.