My family went to the Sparta- Elroy trail yesterday I rode my new soma double cross. My son rode 20 miles on his own and we were so proud of him (he is a tiny 10 year old).

Today I took my new bike for a spin and ended up in Madison and around the lake and did 42mi on my new bike. The wider tires, hammered fenders, different geometry surprised me. I really like riding it!

I passed a family and the mom was riding a sweet bike. Bleriot with fenders, and the works. I asked her what it was (I now know it is a olderRivendell model) and she had no clue. She said her husband got it. THUNK! Man!