Dear Mr. Silver,

The bike choices youare looking are all very wonderful. Madone is a good bike so is Tete de Course. You do have to keep in mind of Le Monde, as they are breaking their relationship with Trek and what will happen to them few years down the road.

Ultegra SL and D/A will perform about the same. Since you are not racing, go with SL. Its just as good. Some race teams use SL cause, well its cheaper .

At your weight and amount of riding you want to do, keep in mind about the wheels. Don't go for the16 spoke (or less) wheels. They are meant for race use only and not for daily training ride. Go with 28 hole or 32 hole wheels. Front wheel with 2x or even 3x crossing and rear shoud be 3x. They are stonger, last longer and have better compliance over rough surface. meaning smoother riding.

6 pounds lighter that is a lot... I think we have a making of new bike weight junkie.

Its always fun to dream what you are going to buy so enjoy and make it last as long as you want.

personally, I'm looking at Storck(CD 1.0), Ridley(helium or Damacles), Look (585 ultra), Colnago (C50), Pinarello (sp?? new on my list dogma or prince), and few others. I'm rather euro-centric lately

smilingcat