Oh, the money I'll save...

[Antaresia]

The linus has internal gears too, and I was thinking a little more than 8 would be nice. It is a beautiful bike though, it's on my wish list (omg the lug work!) but it's too much like my current bike and whats the point of having two if they're the same? Disc breaks might be overkill, but my commute has some pretty steep hills and I live in a rainy city. I figured if I was upgrading, upgrade where it counts the most.

Still trying to figure out what I want & need. It's going to be a bike I ride every day, I want to LOVE it.

And thanks for the suggestions everyone! There are so many bike brands, I'd never run across them all on my own.

oh, and Tri Girl, it's a CCM Elite. An old Canadian brand of department store bikes. It weighs 38 pounds.