I’m in the market for a bicycle. I want a road bike, but I don’t want a road bike. I want a “hybrid.” (Have you noticed there’s a hybrid for everything these days?) It’s a combination between a road bike (skinnier tires than a mountain bike) and a mountain bike (shock absorption for those bumps in the road). I’ve been out twice on one my friend has loaned me, and I really like it. I can zip along pretty well with way less effort than my mountain bike took. I have cycling shoes with clips, so I’d need the clip pedals, but my understanding is bike shops will swap out pedals for free. Now that I’ve been out riding a couple of times, I’m remembering how much I enjoyed riding a bicycle! Of course, having it at least decent outside would help — when my husband and I went riding yesterday morning, it was cold and windy! But it was still fun.

But a bike like that costs a fair amount. I’m working on saving up for one of my own.