Ok...heres the issue: I got the Peugeot back last night (oh man sweet ride) so I dropped the Navigator off for her checkup. I rode the Peugeot today but the brakes are just too loosey-goosey for me so I have to take him back in for new brakes. Now my LBS will have Both my bikes and it's gonna be 75 here tomorrow. Soooooooooooooooo - since I'm Seriously looking at MTB'ng and Snowtulip is willing to work with me and my LBS have their MTB's on sale for an awesome price........I'm open to any Really Good reason why I SHOULDN"T buy a MTB tonight when I drop off the Peugeot so I have a bike to ride to work tomorrow AND I have a MTB to start MTB'ng with Snow. Just as a footnote: my friends here that know me well, are all surprised I'm NOT MTB'ng already and wouldn't blink an eyelash if I told them I bought one. One of my friends was surprised I didn't get a MTB first and everything after!

PS: it would be a Bright Yellow Trek entry level MTB - all steel! or a Trek Lime Green Alum entry level - which would be better?? I'm leaning towards the steel coz it's gonna be taking a lot of abuse especially during the learning curve. (plus the steel is a tad cheaper)