Thank you... I will look at all this for sure. One day I will be laughing at all of this when I become a "pro" on my road bike. hihi I really want to tame my beasty bike....and win that battle.

As for the Kuota breaking there is a whole thread on another forum about issues from Kuota and some guys had their bike break even 2-3 times, replaced under warranty, but the last was no longer covered (matter of warranty time-frame). Kuota (from what they said) is no longer in the Tour de France either, blablabla. Anyway, I read on the subject (about carbon snaps) and I did noticed that all manufacturers had issues with carbon at some point or another. So that calmed me down some. I can move on!

So as of now...when I get on the Pink Lady, I lead the ride...not her!! There!!!