Hippie has a new ride

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Congrats on the job Hippie, must've missed that post You must've been stoked considering this is your #1 passion.

The weather is coming good here (I don't really ride in the rain), actually has been coming good for a while. Just too f@#ing hard getting out of bed. I called Dad and lined up a ride with him to give me some motivation so I've been twice this week

Also, Dad went in the cape to cape mountain bike race. He has had the bike for a while but this is the first time he used it like this. He was totally amped about it during and after the race. Out of 725 registrations he came 439th (not all finished). In the masters (over 45) he came 223rd (out of 361). There were only 14 in the master 3 (over 60's) I think he came 8th or 9th at the end of race.

So I'm thinking my next birthday pressy is gonna be a mountain bike 'cause he keeps sayin' I would love it and we should go together next year

Any recommendations for offroad bikes? do's, don'ts?