Didn't have much to do with bikes growing up. I had the basic kids bike with the banana seat and streamers on the bar ends, of course, but once I outgrew it, that was it. I had been promised a new bike, but was instead given a 20-year old hand-me down from my aunt that was rusted and broken.

I've been riding pretty regularly for the last year and a half. My husband had bought a Trek Hybrid about 15 years ago and never liked it much. Last year, he picked up a used road bike and I started riding the Trek. This year, he started to complain about his road bike being uncomfortable. The day after I passed him on a hill, he went out and bought a new bike. (Trek FX3). I'm still riding his old cast-off. It's the best bike I have ever had, but it isn't mine. I have always had hand me down bikes and I feel like I want to finally get my OWN bike. I'll keep the hybrid for crashing through the trails in the state park because that's kind of fun. I'm just not overly fond of riding it on the road. Would it be crazy to go with some sort of road bike (at age 50) rather than another hybrid? Comfort is important. I don't want to be bent over like a question mark, but I don't need to be as upright as I am on the hybrid. Currently, I ride about 20-30 miles at a time. I'd like to be able to do 50 or more. And I need to go faster to do it.