What do i want to do on my bike? oh, everything.

I want to ride to work (8 miles), I want to go around the burkegilman trail with my girlfriends(20 miles), ride to Vancouver(200 miles), ride to my mother's house, (22 miles)...go on club rides (50 miles).

95% of my riding will be on roads, unless they run out; and that happens.
Here in Seattle, we normally have about 60 full-sunny days a year, so I need to have fenders. Most every ride I do (except the burke gilman) involves lots and lots of hills. I am probably not doing more than the one race a year, and that was a long distance race anyway, so I don't really need a racing bike. I like the feel of steel.

I hope that answers the question.

Grog has totally blown my mind with the talk about Marinoni. If I wasn't getting ready to leave the country, i'd call them today just to flirt with the idea. I had no idea you could tell them what chain rings you wanted.

That Sugino gruppo does sound interesting.
thank you. (Now shall i start eating the chocolate i got from my secret sister or...?)