So I live in Colorado. I’m currently in Kentucky with a gravel bike. The mountain bike would not join me until southern Colorado.

The trip will be a giant J-hook in order to visit people and family along the way. It would put me in Pueblo, Albuquerque, and St George during ideal riding season. So I thought it would be nice to have a MTB.

My new mountain bike is due to ship next week from Canfield in SLC. I could probably contact the company and have them ship to the place I’ve rented in Oregon. This would mean I could bring my old MTB for the trip and sell it once I unbox the new one. The old one is more than capable, and I’d be a lot less stressed with it instead of a brand new bike with 0 miles. But I’d rather ride the new one…

The more I think about it, I’ll probably leave the road or gravel bike in my garage. It seems blasphemous but I’m trying to be realistic about my limited free time and what I’d want.