Apparently road bikes ARE BETTER

In our quest for bike gear and figuring just how we planned on traveling through Maine on bike we went to the bike shop.  Now the bike shop is a lot like a car dealership.  You can go in and look and you will be lucky if you leave empty-handed.  Tony and I had planned on riding our Kona hybrids on the trip.  They are lighter than a mountain bike and can handle most terrain. 
We walked in and 2 hours later we walked out with two new road bikes and helmets!  We are now officially ready to start training.  The question is how do you train for a bike-ation?  Your butt needs to be ready that's for sure.  We have experience training for marathons and long distance hiking trips so this shouldn't be too complicated, all we have to do was ride our bikes.  It takes up a big chunk of the week getting the miles in, but we will be happy on the trip.  Charlottesville with all of its hills will help us too. 

I think these new beauties need a name!

This is our homemade PVC pipe bike rack!  It fits three bikes nicely.