Well, I finally had a real conversation about this with my husband. He really doesn't think my steel frame is worth upgrading. And he doesn't think it makes sense to make a parallel move to a bike of similar quality but with more modern components. He seems to think the best option is the Madone. I'm so glad I married this guy! But, strangely, as soon as I started asking about when we could go into Santiago together to look at it more seriously, his schedule got really full. To be continued...