Thoughts of summer

So i started to get into mountain biking last summer and i'm really jonesing for the 3 months of good newfoundland weather. I went cheap on my first bike (it's a bit small for me as well) so i'm
hoping to pick up something a little nicer this time. But of course i have to choose between so many brands and styles (full-suspension or hardtail). Of course, the bikes that i really like are way out of my price range. I'll show a few of my favorites below. This is a picture from the cove website - and i really like it. Black with maxxis tires looks super good. Of course cove bikes are not the cheapest on the block, so this might have to remain on the 'wish list' for a while. The same is true of the next bike - the santa cruz chameleon - it's light. I held the frame at Canary Cycles (one of the local bike shops in
town) and it's ridiculous. Again this bike is really expensive so i can't really make it happen (yet!). Realistically i'll probably be getting a kona or cannondale, unless mike hasn't sold his Gary Fisher GED by then (fingers crossed).

One good thing about my house is that it's in Paradise (yes that's the name of the town - check it out) and there are tons of trails, and there are actually trails like 100 feet from my backyard and dirt jumps and everything (got a full face helmet now so my wife doesn't have to worry so much). So here i am on a sunny winters afternoon typing about mountain bikes... not the most deep or philisophical topic but i can work my way up to that. I have been reading some creation magazine articles today so i'm all amped up for small groups tonight - always fun times when creation and evolution butt heads. I'm off for now.