I biked starting around 96 or 97 for 5 years or so. I have a Klein Pulse Comp mountain bike that is 1 year older than when V breaks came out. I have a Giant CFR3 that is 1 year newer. It has the shifters integrated into the brakes. My racing days are over. But what I am looking to do is road biking. Not really commuting but riding by my house for fun. Maybe work up to the 30-40 mile range. Maybe do tours. I don't plan on doing any tours that would require me to carry more than basic tools and food. I'm in Michigan and we have hilly roads that can be in bad shape at times. Plus I'd like to move aside for the occasional car which could mean going into gravel. I have road tires that are as wide as MTB tires on the MTB now but I still seemed slow. The road bike needs new tires.

As it gets colder out I'm looking to next season. I want to go faster than what I am able to on the mountain bike but the ease with which tires can puncture on the road bike concerns me. But I could be overstating this Also I have slight cerebral palsy which means all my muscles are tight and if I remember right the CFR3 has a race geometry. Maybe it doesn't, I don't remember. Would I be better off changing the stem and wheels on the road bike, riding the mountain bike, or buying a touring bike?