Ya',mid-life crisis.I figure there is worse things I could be doing.....My pal is having a mid-life thing as well..He went and got tattooed and ordered up a Chrysler convertible.The thing with me is that I always rode some kind of bicycle since I was a little fella' but now that the kids are a bit older and I've got some free time I went for one of these aluminum framed,new milenium,indexed roadsters.That's what I mean about things changing in the industry.The new bikes available are awesome.It's about 40 degrees out and we had some serious rain but I still went riding.Feels good to remember how much I enjoy pedaling.This is a great forum with lots of great information and chat.Thanks and happy everything.