Hello, also new to the forum, & from Central Florida, though I'm not new to cycling. I've built several brand new bikes piece by piece, & have repaired & custom painted 5 or 6 used bikes over the years as well. My last bike (which I wish I still had) was a 1978 Schwinn road race bike that I bought from a LBS, & modified into a 12 speed commuter bike, but that was stolen 19 years ago

I've since added about 45 pounds & am wanting to get back into fitness rides to accelerate my weight loss... I've dropped 30 pounds in 5 years & wanting to drop another 30 in no more than 2 more years.

I'll primarily be riding the Van Fleet Trail out of Polk City which I used to do on inline skates, & hope to make it to the end (Mabel Trailhead - 58 miles round trip) by the time fall sets in.