haha thanks for all the input. i just didnt know if it would be better to invest in a used road bike. I have never ridden a road bike so i dont know the difference. I hit trails 3 or 4 times per week so im in decent shape to commute. im picking up some road slicks from someone on my local sorba forums. they're kenda kwest 26x1.95 and he wants $25 for the pair. i had a pair of serfas drifters that i loved but the tubes blew out the side walls on both tires and i have no idea why. I change tires multiples times per week because i hate riding the full knobbies on the road so i throw on the semi slicks and have never had a tube explode on me like that.
Anyways thanks everyone!