I'll keep riding my bike for now and make the best of what I have for now while continuing to make little tweaks and adjustments here and there. I won't bother with the chain rings just yet; instead I'll work on keeping my cadence up. My eyes will still be open and looking for a quality used road bike, in my size

Thanks again for all your opinions and advice on this (even about the peeing).

What doesn't kill me on my bike will make me stronger