-=> Quoting James Kirkland to William Bowen <=-
 JK> Good to meet you.  I'm too am not that great at anything, but my
 JK> strongest  point is cross-country.  I just got my first real serious
 JK> bike this sumer, a  Giant ATX 870, aluminum frame.  Not a bad bike, but
 JK> the harshest ride on  pavement.  I don't care for road-touring due to
 JK> my dislike for cars passing  me.
Cool, that was the bike I was about to buy before I decided on my 
mongoose comp-SX.  I agree with you about cars passing you, especially
on the highways.  Still using grip-shift or have you opted to upgrade
to shimano rapid fire?  I had grip-shift for a short while and HATED
it (constant shift delays, money needed to improve performance etc.)
So now I have all the goodies with rapid fire like a bassworm, stronger
derailleur spring, and a "cog-hog" pulley.  So my shifting is what I
consider "superb" ;^/
... A short cut is the longest distance between two points.
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