It's me, my wife, my 8 and soon-to-be 6 year old daughters. There gets to be so much chick drama at times that even a 29 has me thinking about packing a tent

I'm told that lighter weights add a premium cost. Apparently the lighter and more-expensive ones are fiberglass while aluminum is heavier and cheaper (the opposite of boats when it comes to weight). I guess I could always go smaller and invest some of the savings into having noise-cancelling headphones surgically attached.