Hi, I am Michelle and live in Orange County, 54 years old. I am an avid cyclist but Feb 9th, 2018, 4 weeks ago today, I was hit by a distracted driver while making a left turn after finishing my ride of 44 miles from the back and went under the car, I should have died but by God's grace, survived. It is very scary and almost lost my life but these forums, FB cyclist friends are so encouraging to get back on when I am recovered. I will follow the stories and the thread to remain encouraged and today I went out to look for my new bike. I am not sure how to add pictures here. But hi! I love hills, love long rides, love growing in cycling and I have always appreciated the wisdom of a long time and advanced riders. I would be considered an intermediate cyclist and ride with advanced but once in a while I would lag behind and I would never care!.