Thanks for the moral support. It's good to know I am in good company here. I am probably going to sell the roadie in the next couple of days. I have TONS of interest on CL, as suspected. And while it's sad to see my first "real" bike purchase go, it's nice to know I have found a great bike that does everything I want and more.

Once we got the PSI figured out on my tires (max PSI is really preferable to me), I did great. We had a ton of wind and I now know I want to do something different with my saddle (it needs to go back a tiny bit). That's what this first long ride was about. Climbing was great with the new bike but it wasn't so light I felt like I'd fall over. On the roadie that would have been a thing. We had about 25 mph winds on a flat stretch of trail and a bridge that lasted about a mile. Oye. But I did it coming back just fine with wine glasses and a bottle of wine from our tasting in the pannier. We did about 31 miles all told (31 for BF's 31) and really enjoyed our day out. Here's a picture of me with the new ride from our "landing" at Boonville:
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