WB> I am here in Vernon, BC.  Also a land of good winter biking! :-}
 WB> What are you thinking of upgrading??  (when cash becomes available)
 WB> I can't remember what components your bike comes with...STX is it?
 WB> What shifters did you buy for it?  I have never been to Edmonton, but
 WB> travelling through Alberta often I got the impression that is was
 WB> pretty flat and I would think--lacking in good off-road riding?
 WB> Lotsa private land there too eh? Thats alot of questions!...one more
 WB> though :-}  You wouldn't happen to be into duck/goose hunting there
 WB> would you??  I'm tryingto get a contact in Alberta--heard the geese
 WB> are plentiful there.
Hi!  I'm not too sure as of yet what I want to upgrade, but I'm going to get 
some V-brakes for sure.  My bike right now is pretty much all Alvio STX 
components.  I may go to XT.  I bought top of the line Rapid Fire Trigger 
shifters for my bike, as they werew only $50 extra.  I'm still really new to 
biking (I mean serious biking), so I still have some reading up to do on 
parts.
  Your right, Alberta tends to be very flat.  But I mostly do cross-country 
off road racing along the North Saskathewan River.  There are plenty of good 
trails out here, so it isn't that bad.  I usually go down to Chiliwack tho' 
for some serious biking.  There's LOTS of land up here, and it is all quite 
accessable.
  I've never hunted geese or any other animals for that matter, but I am a 
target shooter, and I enjoy skeet shooting.  I've taken all the Alberta 
government wilderness courses so I am quite familiar with the sport.  There 
are lots of places for hunting up here, and yes there is plenty of geese, or 
anything else you may be looking for.
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