Congratulations!! I saw that bike and considered it myself. Performance is having a great sale this weekend. I am going to take the same $$ I would have spent on this bike and upgrading my hybrid (Trek 7000) to a Trek 1.2 from my LBS.

Keep us posted about how it feels to transition from hybrid to road. I've never ridden a rode bike before and had a hybrid since April.

I tried Shimano SPD (?) pedals on the hybrid but it was too hard for me to clip into. I took those back and got Look pedals instead. I don't think those are considered mountain bike pedals though.

Q