-=> Quoting James Kirkland to William Bowen <=-
 JK> I'll go out of my way to avoide the Highways, so I end up riding side
 JK> road  all the time.  I shelled out the extra dough for the Shimano
 JK> Rapid Fire  shifters, and the difference is quite noticable.  I think
 JK> that they are as  you mentioned, more responsive.  Other than that, my
 JK> bike is still pretty  much stock.  I plan on upgrading the parts this
 JK> coming summer when I get some  more cash saved up.  I'm not the
 JK> greatest rider in the world, and I'm  learning all the time (the hard
 JK> way), but one thing is for sure, chicks dig  the paint job on the
 JK> Giant.  But thatsonly a little side bonus.  I chose this  bike because
 JK> it had a good frame, game with reasonable parts, and best of all  it
 JK> was on sale. 
 JK> So where are you calling from?  I'm up here in Edmonton, land of the
 JK> deep  snow, and good winter biking.
I am here in Vernon, BC.  Also a land of good winter biking! :-}  What
are you thinking of upgrading??  (when cash becomes available)  I can't
remember what components your bike comes with...STX is it?  What shifters
did you buy for it?  I have never been to Edmonton, but travelling through
Alberta often I got the impression that is was pretty flat and I would
think--lacking in good off-road riding?  Lotsa private land there too eh?
Thats alot of questions!...one more though :-}  You wouldn't happen to
be into duck/goose hunting there would you??  I'm trying to get a contact
in Alberta--heard the geese are plentiful there.
... Always forgive your enemies - nothing else annoys them as much.
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