WELCOME! WELCOME! WELCOME!

I had a basic 10 speed road bike as a teenager, but years and years went by and I got a hybrid. I rarely rode it and for not for real exercise. I just cruised the neighborhood a few times with the kids. It was just too much work to get it up a hill and really GO on it. At that time I tried out Dh's road bike. It felt so completely strange and I didn't want to have anything to do with it.

A couple of years later, Dh convinced me to get a road tandem, with clipless pedals and all. As I suspected, once I got used to that, I was itching for a single road bike of my own. I just got it a couple of months ago and LOVE it!!!

I suspect a road bike is in your near future if you're already thinking about it.

As for your comment about hoping to get your "stuff" from TE soon, I was surprised at how quickly I got my "stuff" from them. Seems like it was about 5 days. However, it seems to take an eternity for me to get stuff from Terry. In in So Cal, so I don't know if you'll have same experience as me.

Congrats on the new addiction to cycling. Now go ride your bike!