Thanks ladies, I think I've made my decision to sell Pony and buy a road bike. It will be hard because she was my first love, but I have to just appreciate all she's done for me. I will be sad because I really wanted to save my first race bike forever, but if she can do for me what she did for someone else than that's cool. I never would have fallen in love for biking if it were not for Pony, and I never would have realized what was important to me were it not for her. She's a great bike, but I've realized that she isn't right for me, women's geometry doesn't work for me because I need a longer crankset, and her lower bottom bracket won't work for me. So I think road biking, which I can do all over the beautiful country roads around here is perfect. I can leave out the front door and still have time for my horse, I can commute and save a ton on gas. Sooo, if anyone needs a sweeeeet well loved hardtail, you know where to find one. There's a pretty two tone blue, '04 Gary Fisher Big Sur GS waiting to be loved. She's upgraded to a Syntace Force 99 stem, Easton EC70 seat post, EC 90 flat bar, and Fizik Vitesse saddle, and matching blue Wipperman chain. To a good home only, of course. And once she sells, I'll be buying a nice cross bike, gotta have the best of both worlds!!!!

I love you gals, thanks for the input!!!

-HillBill