My day just got a lot better. The friend I sold my 7.5 FX to (super cheap) is willing to sell me her Trek 1000 road bike, it's older but VERY well cared for, she's done RAGBRI on it 4-5 times and she'll let me have it with all the accouterments (water bottle cages, clips, computer), she switched to the 7.5 for road riding after a neck injury.

On top of that she's letting me try her cycleops fluid trainer for the winter, she said if I still like it in the Spring she'll sell it to me cheap. So YAY!!!