Bought my Family Bicycles!

So after walking yesterday I also wanted to start riding mountain bikes. hmmm the dilemma. walk or ride. I now know I love to walk but I want to ride too. Like when I'm traveling( I drive a cargo van all over the midwest) I don't want to just sit in a hotel and I have found they don't take great care of the fitness equipment at some of these hotels. Well I can just pull my bike out of the back of my van and ride!. On to the details. Well I decided to spend some money on our health and thats the way I'm looking at my bike purchases. I bought my wife an 08 Diamondback Sorento at Dicks Sporting goods. While there I bought the Saris Bone three bike car rack and a helmet for her. I got myself an 07 Cannondale F4. Since it was an 07 the bike shop I went to (Cycle City) wanted to move it. I think I got a heck of a deal. it was a $1000 bike last year marked down to $899 and I ended up spending $700 on it .They gave me a new larger saddle and a small hand pump. I also bought a kids trailer to attach to the bikes to haul my kids. I am hoping my son who is 4 will want to ride his bike with us. I then went back to Dick and got a helmet and a cable lock. Specs for the Diamondback

Spec Name	Diamondback Women's Sorrento
Frame	6061-T6 heat-treated, butted aluminum
Fork	Spinner Grind 1, 70mm-travel
Rims/Wheels	Weinmann XTB-26
Hubs	Aluminum
Spokes	14-gauge stainless-steel
Tires	Kenda Dual Sport 26 x 1.95
Crankset	SR SunTour XCC208
Chainwheel	48/38/28
Front Derailleur	Shimano Tourney
Rear Derailleur	Shimano Altus
Rear Cogs	SR Suntour, 7-speed: 11-30
Shifters	Shimano EF-50
Handlebars	Steel riser
Tape/Grips	Diamondback Kraton
Stem	Aluminum
Brake Levers	Shimano EF-50
Brakes	Promax linear-pull
Pedals	Platform
Saddle	Diamondback ATB
Seat Post	Aluminum, micro-adjustable

Cannondale Specs Frame - Furio-X Size - Medium Fork - HeadShok Super Fatty Ultra DL, 80 mm Rims - Sun Black Eye Disc, 32 hole Hubs - Shimano M475 Spokes - Mach1 Tires - CST Caballero, 26 x 2.1" Pedals - Wellgo alloy cage w/clip and strap Crank - TruVatiV ISOflow, 22/32/44 Chain - SRAM 9-speed Rear Cogs - SRAM PG-950, 11-34 Bottom Bracket - Shimano BB-UN26 Front Derailleur - Shimano Deore Rear Derailleur - SRAM X-7 Shifters - SRAM SX5 Trigger Handlebars - Cannondale C3, 20 mm rise Stem - Cannondale XC3 HeadShok, 31.8 mm Headset - Cannondale HeadShok Si Brakeset - Avid BB5 Disc Brakelevers - Cannondale Fire Saddle - Cannondale Mountain-V Seat Post - Cannondale C4 Alloy Extras - Cannondale V-Tech Grip UPGRADE The first thing to go was the saddle. I still have a lot of weight to lose before my ass wont eat up a small saddle like the one that was from the factory.

cdecker, Sandra and I love to ride bikes.  Give us a call sometime and we can meet you guys at Smithville Lake and ride.  We love to go out there on Saturday afternoons and ride.  It is awesome to see you getting the family involved in your journey. Bill

cdecker, Pretty cool Cannondale. I think your really going to enjoy getting out of the motel and riding. For me the difference in walking and riding is unbelievable in instant feeling the sweat and burn.. C'ya Bob

I commend you for making this happen. I didn't even know you could buy a bike that would handle 360 or so, thats amazing. Riding a bike again is one of my 'to do' things as I lose weight, so this is pretty exciting to me.

Steve