Losing MPH on my new TREK FX 7.6 WSD Hybrid

[kajero]

I am relieved. Thank you for your suggestions. I will treat my bikes as cousins, not as identical twins. I still wish I could go faster. It will come. I was sure I was going to walk up one of the hills with the hybrid today, but I didn't' have to (just barely). I must be doing something right. I do like the trunk bag on the TREK so I take stuff along our put stuff in it.

Three years ago I rode my old hybrid in the MS150. It was a two-day ride. Each day was 75 miles. The old hybrid seemed a lot lighter than this one, but then was a $400 price difference. I finished both days and didn't use Sag. Maybe I am nearly 3 years older and things are just harder

Thanks for your help.