Thanks for the warm welcome!

I'm going to read up some to help mentally prepare for the Katy trail. These wider tires look like they'll just barely clear the fork. And I also queried about the whole fork shaving idea and was informed that the tires would be lightly shaved, not the fork. Phew! So crisis averted. I can keep my warranty and fork pretty. Although I wouldn't mind finding a slightly wider fork from a TCX W if it would fit. But that's another project for later down the road. For now, I'm just going to enjoy it as is.

The good thing about my work is I get a discount on many bicycle and parts brands, so if there are any "must haves" or recommended upgrades I should look into, please speak up. I know a lighter set of wheels is always a nice upgrade, but am unsure of what brand or parts are popular and what could hold up to some of the not-so-smooth roads around here. Brake pads are probably going to be my first upgrade anyway. The stock pads seem to leave more to be desired, so any recommendations on aluminum rim friendly pads would be great. After that I might see what I can do about the so-so Sora components.