Nah, it actually isn't much of a choice for me. I thought it would be, but the first time I went back to drops after moving to the ol' drop-n-chop, I find that I just didn't like the ride as much. My rain ride has drops but when I get bored one day I may cut them down.

Yeah, Portland = Stumptown, a reference to its origins in the lumber industry.

And my Saturday night consisted of staying home for what, so I could watch the Yankee trounce Boston and put us a game away from elimination? Different year, same ....