Pascale -- my bike is a comfort-beast too! I figure this is the one to learn all that challenging stuff on while I figure out what kind of road bike to buy someday.

What's made my beast look a bit silly is the new tires she's sporting! The stock tires on our bikes -- I remember you said yours is a Specialized Crossroads -- are the same, mine's the Expedition. You might have bigger tires, though, I think that one has the 700c tires, and mine's 26-inch. Anyway, I just put Specialized Nimbus tires on mine. DH thought I'd gone as far as new wheels too, she looks so much different! (nope, they fit!)

Karen in Boise