Originally posted by Adventure Girl
By the way... Care to elaborate on this? It sounds ummm interesting.
I live with 2 other girls in a house here. Well, one of my room mates decided to borrow my bike without asking me. Well she not only borrow my bike, but my bike rack. She thought she had all attached correctly on her car, and she didnt. As she was backing out of our driveway, the entire thing came off, without her realising it, and she backed completely over it. I have pictures - needless to say, I was not a happ camper for a couple of days. Then I broke my foot 2 days later in a separate accident so I have not been riding for a month, and I am been in withdrawal ever since :-)

And everyone thanks for all of the advice. I have definitely decided to go with a mountain bike with separate tires, and I think I have narrowed it to a Giant Rincon, Trek 4100/4300, or a Specialized Hardrock. Any one have any strong opinions either way?