So I went shopping around the local bike shop last weekend. Just to get some ideas and see more variety, check out some of the ideas you lovely ladies have given me. . . and I left with a new bike. . . : ) I ended up getting a men's bike Trek 1.5. I rode it on Sat, Sun, and Mon and am now on a 2 day break before a Thursday ride to let some of my saddle soreness go away. I *love* this bike. I do miss the granny gears going up hills of my Navigator. They are going to have to shorten the stem about an inch, but overall its a great fit. It took me a hot minute to figure out how on earth to mount and dismount this skinny little bike. Also took me a day to feel comfortable standing up on it (briefly to give my bottom a rest). Being a large, plus-sized woman on a teeeeeeny tinnnny bike is a little intimidating. Going down hills on my Navigator I would go fast, even peddle to go faster. I brake all the way down hill on the 1.5 bike because its so fast it scares me! My first time down a hill I hit 28 mph before I started to freak out. LOL. Thanks to all of you for your excellent advice.