Thanks for all of your help - I picked up the Fuji Touring to test ride and most likely buy. I picked it up around 6:30 and rode about 18 miles in just over an hour through the hills along the coast... it was ridiculous how much more efficient (read: easy) to ride this bike compared to my old 1972 Univega Nuovo Sport 10 speed. The ease of shifting, the speed up and down hill... I love it!! The Pan Mass should be a ton of fun.

Thanks and happy riding