I bought my mountain bike in 1998 (July, I think it was) and I got the road bike in late 2002.

For the past few days I've been thinking about getting a new road bike. The last two times I had it in the shop for tweaks to the seat height, the manager recommended that I get a WSD bike which he thinks would be more comfortable for me. And if I do get a new one, he thinks I should get a carbon frame given the distances I ride.

On the one hand I realize he would really like to sell me a bike, because that's how he makes money, but I am wondering if I would have fewer aches and pains on a different bike, and if carbon would make a difference. On the other hand, I tend to develop an irrational attachment to inanimate objects, and I'm not sure I'm ready to part with my road bike yet.

So I might be replacing the road bike soon, or then again maybe not.