All: Thanks for the extra info. I'm sure my next bike will be a ti bike but I'll be a while before I can get one. I think what I'm going to do is reward myself for losing weight by buying a carbon front fork for my K2. I just need to determine how much weight I should loose before I reward myself. (I'm thinking about 5 pounds should do it )

RonH: If your wife bought you a Litespeed for your birthday what did you have to buy for her?

Zack