Ha, you brought my thread back!! I definitely hope to go to the boonies

Actually, I decided on an LHT w/ 26" wheels and ordred it about 10 days ago. It came in yesterday and I picked it up today. My first ride today was awesome, Did some hills both up and down and flats, was great. my first really nice bike. So excited to get out and ride more

I don't know the word but my only complaint was my hands felt tense or tight mostly between my thumb and index finger. Wasn't a long ride and that is how it felt pretty much from the start. Is that normal when you are not use to drop bars? I did start the ride going up a hill (Topanga Canyon in the Santa Monica mountains if anybody is familiar), maybe I should use a different hand position when climbing? Or just need to ride more and it will become more comfortable hopefully