so... am I to understand from your comments that the pressure and discomfort felt from that particular seat is not necessarily just because of the change in body position from MTB to road bike? It was enough to make me reconsider a road bike so yeah, I think maybe Trek should seriously consider changing seats if that's the case. am trying to hold off buying another bike this year (seeing as how I just bought my MTB two months ago). I'l be surprised if I make it to the end of the summer without one though.

To answer Dogmama's questions: I have a fairly good MTB that I am riding now but I prefer to ride mainly on the road though so I have slicks on it. Hubby is an avid MTBiker and he really wanted me to get a new MTB first so we had the option of riding both since we live in MTB heaven. However, he also has a road bike and I think that's what I ultimately want. I LOVE the feeling of going fast. I'd like to go on club rides. I'm not afraid of traffic or drafting and think I could get used to riding close to others fairly quickly. I still dislike hills but I'm getting much better at them now that I have been practicing. So from what you are saying, it sounds like a road bike might be a better match for me than a hybrid. Ultimately, I'd like to do some long, multi-day travelling trips. Probably travelling very light, staying in B&B's etc. Guess I'd need a third bike for that

PS - dh was surprised to see how many road bikes we looked at had a triple hahahaha - I love knowing more about something than him once in awhile. TE has been just awesome for finding biking information - thanks ladies!!!