my name is Rob, I'm a soldier who is set to retire here in about a year, and I recently got "re-bitten" with the riding bug. I rode BMX a good bit as a kid, and this past summer my wife nagged me to get a bike so we could ride together. So I did, and I've been riding my little cheapo Trek 820 into the dust. I've done 40-50 mile rides, I ride it to work 16+ miles each day, I've taken it off-road a bit, and I'm to the point where I am ready to step up a good level for my road riding, as I've already stepped up on my MTB riding and got a new (and far more capable) bike.