Thanks for the info Veronica. When I'm feeling rich (I MAY start working again later this month) I'll take a look at the 710 too.

Sorry to temporarily sidetrack the thread Kim (what a cool name), but cycle computers and HRMs and altimeters are all good training tools too. I think Bicycling.com has an online training diary, but I haven't checked it out. And get that bike computer on -- miles don't count if they're not measured . (And remember the gloves and helmet too, I saw in another thread that you crashed. Yuck, but almost everyone does at first.)

Kim