Welcome to the US Hawk and welcome to the board. and Opera??.....yet ANother bike brand I'm unfamiliar with and will have to go "look up".......*cigh* and problaby end up drooling over!

welcome to the board Hetty - Loved reading your stories!! and I can't wait to hear your first road bike ride report.....after commuting 25 miles on a full suspension MTB riding a road bike is gonna feel like FLying!!! be sure and tell us all about it...and pixs!! we LOVE pixs!