On Saturday I bought a silver 2006 4-door VW Rabbit with alloy wheels, sunroof and electronic stability control. Here it is in front of the apartment. 

Matt, and I, and all the bikes in the back of a truck on the road up to Suntop Trail this Sunday. We cheated and got all the rewards of the trail without paying the "grueling 7 mile 4,000 foot climb" price of admission by tagging along with the Pacific Bicycle Company's Shop Ride. Somewhere in that pile of bikes was my new Specialized Stumpjumper FSR "Expert". Bernard's GPS showed our total distance today as 14 miles, including our return leg via Skookum Flats