I want to say thank you to every one who posted on my first thread requesting information about my questions. This forum has made me feel welcome and I got the information I really needed. I am going to see if i can get Adrenaline bikes to size me then order the bike. Drops for sure, Flat pedals with pins, less pizza more water more riding, going with the Marin.

Now I do live in Goat head country up here in Ventura County.

I was looking at some of the threads here and found one regarding tubeless.

Is this worth investing in? I am fairly competent at changing my flat tires at roadside or at home, not sure if the expense is worth just changing tubes. I will say it can be so bad I change a tube 5x in a row which is irritating as hell.

Again thanks to all of you for taking the time to give a new member to the forum some advice.