I have gotten back into bike riding lately and it has been a real pleasure. I have a ten speed racing bike that due to roads here is so hard to ride and hard on it as well. I just got a trail bike and am loving it; the cushioning on it is so much better with these tires, much more forgiving of these roads and to go off road now is really interesting. I just wish I could get the dogs used to it so they don't feel they have to stay 15 feet away; to them, it is a monster.