i hear you hoop. right now i would'nt trust my old scoot(94lc4/400) to get me there and back again. so until i am sure that i won't become one of the reasons for someone else's bad day my rides are going to consist of service roads and short trail rides. for me these days d/s is more of an exploring thing then fast trail riding. but thats me. i'm in the spring/humble area and in my daily travels i see lots of places to ride to and explore. chances are they won't be long or even difficult trails but it's better then not riding at all seeing that my racing days seem to be over for now. oh well. come on sunday! df