Thought since I have been commenting on some of the posts I would like to introduce myself a lil. Just started biking in May doing mainly the canal which lead us to Jim Thorpe. We originally had bought Mongooses from Wal-Mart and thought they were way cool. Started riding the switchback. Needless to say that lead to bigger better bikes. We are now proud owners of Specialized Stumpjumpers. We are loving this sport so much. Quit smoking in May after almost 30 years and this is the way I found to try to get in shape.
Lehigh Laura if you need a riding partner that is probably in worse shape then you just give a holler, lol. I hope to meet everyone on the trails as we move forward in our adventure of mtb.
Veronika