Thank you all for the thoughtful and measured responses. I have read and considered each one of them.
Right at this moment, I'm inclined to sell my Soma San Marcos -- which I love -- and get a high end spinner. I don't want to lose my fitness, and I like the feeling of peddling. (Selling my bike would prevent me from going out now and then.) The area I live in is pretty backward. There are a number of cyclists, but also lots of harassment from drivers while riding...mostly from young white males in pickup trucks. It can get pretty chippy sometimes, to the point where a confrontation isn't out of the question. I only point this out because drivers around here aren't inclined to give riders a break. Several cyclists have been killed in recent years, caused by distracted drivers hititng them from behind, which is something that no amount of situational awareness can prevent. Thanks again... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4ef3bbf8-2b7e-4928-ad13-05aebbaf3f2e%40googlegroups.com.