Congrats on making your choice! The Trek 1000 is a solid bike and with the attention of a good wrench getting you set up, you'll do great. Be sure to bring it back in for the free "tune up" because w/in a 100 miles or so your new cables are going to need an adjustment. As I mentioned to you before, my new wrench reassured me that my 1000 is a sturdy entry level bike with at least 4-5000 miles in her before she'll be ready for an upgrade and that all the troubles I had with mine initially were 100% due to the wrench who set her up at the beginning.

Reading through this thread I have to agree, there is something to be said for starting with a basic bike during the learning process. I crashed it and I didn't flip out (overly) b/c I didn't spend 2k on it. Yesterday I scratched it and while it pains me to see the scratch, I learned and when I do upgrade next season, I'll know not to put my foot up on the cross bar to adjust my cuff (dang cleats)

Is your 1000 the same gorgeous blue as mine?