After-vacation update

Long time no post...
So what happened after my last post... In short I did two big (at least for me) bike rides. First one was pretty hard. Spanning for only about 25-27 miles, this was an extreme ride for me because of a very mountainous terrain. I have mixed feelings about this one. At first I didn't enjoy it because it was very cold, and wind blew straight into my face, so I got mentally tired after only about 10 miles. But then sun came out, hills started to roll down, and my mood increased with every new mile. That is until I came to the steepest road I have ever biked on. I won't lie, I gave up. Grade was way too much for my strength so I had to get off the bike, and walk for 1-2 miles uphill. It was so steep that even walking wasn't easy (especially in the clipless shoes with carbon-fiber soles). I was wondering who the heck made this route, it seemed impossible to do for anyone... But then I go to the top, fun started all over again. I finally got home after about 2 hrs and 15 minutes of riding/walking. I'm sure I won't forget this one :)
Second ride was the best of all. I finally made it to the New York 5 Boro Bike Tour! There were lots of people and I had to walk from time to time, but those 42 miles seemed pretty easy too me. Most of it was downhill or on the flat terrain. Trickiest part was avoiding accidents with other bikers :) Weather was great, not hot and not too cold. Everyone was talking about how hard it will be going up the Verrazano Bridge, so I was conserving my strenght, but at the end bridge climb was so easy. So I'm not sure what is everyone complaining about...
After that I haven't touch my road bike in a little over a month :( I spent a week in California on vacation and just came back last week...
I finally started to ride my mountain bike to work. More precisely to the train station. It's a quick ride, and one way I ride downhill very fast, but when I return, I have to climb some pretty steep roads. It's so uncomfortable to ride mountain bike on those hills... So I decided to get another road bike. Some old but worthy bike that would be easy to ride, but nobody would want to steal. And I just got one yesterday! :) After searching thru craigslist I found what was looking like a decent roadie "Fuji Special Tourer", for just $50! More on that bike later...