Mickchick and Tulip, I'll see both of you at the Seagull Century!! I'll be the one with the slow Cannondale Adverture, a hybrid. I can't wait to get a road bike! But I want to research and make the correct choice when the time comes. My husbamd and I also wanted to do the Covered Bridge Metric but had plans that weekend. Maybe next year. Hills in Pa can be difficult.