Originally Posted by indyfabz

1. You hauled hay down roads on your bike? Down from places like the Bitteroots and Black Hills, no less?

2. While I was born in the city, I spent a lot of time "in the woods" and "on the water" in New England during my high school years. And I once spent nearly 4 months on the road riding through everything from mountain snow to weeks in a row of intense heat and humidity with very little some days none) shade. I still like bike touring.

3. One of my points is that I don't understand how someone (the OP) who about his MTB and road experience cannot understand why some people like riding unpaved roads so much.