Greetings all. First post!

I just picked up a 2014 Cannondale Quick 4. I made the change from a 2012 Trek 9th District Livestrong to this bike (I traded that bike in). I loved a lot about the Trek, but no matter the changes made the bike just absolutely killed my wrists. It was also slightly too tall for me which made stopping fun. Overall it was nice, but it just wasn't the right bike for me.

I went in dead set on buying another Trek. My wife has a 7.3 FX and absolutely loves it. I cross-shopped the Cannondale with the FX 7.3 and FX 7.4. I took all three on bike rides around the area and, to be honest, I couldn't really tell a difference between any of them. I rode them again, same thing. I liked the looks of the Treks more, but when the LBS came back with a price on the Cannondale that was hundreds cheaper I knew which way I'd go. I took it on a short ride over the weekend and absolutely loved it.

Plans for now are just to get back into riding and not worry about changing anything about the bike. Once my wife said she was pregnant and once we had our first child I completely stopped doing it so it's been a while and I'm clearly out of shape. Things are more stable around the house now so I want to jump back in and get going! Future plans will likely be new pedals and probably different tires. My Trek had much skinnier tires on it and I really liked how it rode with them more. It seemed easier to get going and hold speed.


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(My old bike.)