Drove down to the LBS in West Newton, got a quote on the repair, too much, asked about new bikes, took a quick spin on a Giant Escape, now I'm trying to figure out how I could squeeze it into the budget.

Or check out CL, see what I could find. That old Trek 800 sport is too small for me, really. (rationalize). A new bike would have everything set up right (rationalize). It isn't really that much more expensive than the repair. (rationalize). I could keep the old bike as a foul weather bike, after repairing it myself (rationalize)...