Originally Posted by HillRaiser

Thanks all for the warm welcome! Sorry for the hit and run there--I just started a new job on Monday so it's absorbed my life for the last couple of days.

I'm from Eugene, though not originally (I hail from Maine once-upon-a-time). It's a great place in terms of access to delightful longer rides, if you can survive the unconcerned and even sometimes hostile motorists that plague the region.

I'll definitely be riding on the regular as of tomorrow, starting with work commutes and doing some longer rides in the rain on the weekends

And, yes, I will definitely enjoy the C&V forum! I've always loved older bikes--I recognize that there are advantages to riding a bike kitted with new technology, but I just can't help being stuck on the aesthetics of the bike boom racing bikes.