Well thanks for the welcome and I plan on doing both but I think from a get in shape point of view I am leaning toward Road bike. I have a Miele that i need to get tuned up it was my wife's brothers bike and back in the late eighties early ninetise he paid about a thousand for the bike I just need to get it road worthy and get my arse on it. I am really looking forward to my first organized ride. I would really like to find a 82 or 83 schwinn continental that was my first and probably put over 2k on that bike.