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got a new bike after all that driving. It's a real mountain bike with great tires and multiple gears that actually work. It also has a disc brake, which I really had no idea about (or how much I would appreciate it) before I tried biking around here on a $70 k-mart bike. I've only had a chance to try the new one out once, and I crashed . . . well . . . more than once. More on my biking adventures and accompanying psychological struggles later . . .