(Hit send by accident. Oops.)

As far as a new bike, I aspire to distance, not speed. There are some nice bike trails near us here in SE Michigan, and a good number across the state as well. Most are asphalt but there's some mileage in packed dirt as well. I'm thinking of a hybrid, a maybe closer to the road bike end of that spectrum. (Michigan roads are universally awful, especially after winter, so skinnier road tires might not be that great an idea.)

Later today I'm taking my husband's Schwinn Hornet to the LBS for the same treatment they gave my Hollywood. While he's as much of a bike noobie as I am, he's been talking about replacing his old newsboy Typhoon for a few years now -- it was through his searching for the Typhoon that we found my bike at Shop Goodwill. So he got the Hornet for $6, we'll spend $150 to get it up to code, and hopefully he'll join me on the road to utopia.