Hello everyone, My name is Craig, I am new to the forum, and also new to biking. I have always wanted to get into biking, and now I have the time. I am hoping someone can kinda lead me in the right direction. If I am new, but am very interested in getting involved in cross country biking trails, the biking hilly hundred competitions, etc.. what type of bike would you recommend to me? Also what type of gear should I look to purchase? Any ideas would be very much appreciated. I hope to help out others as well in this forum. Thanks.