Good advice. The tires that came on it are 1 1/8, but they don't sell that at my LBS. So i got 1 1/4 bontragers. I'm the type of guy that likes to play it safe, and wouldn't normally buy anything that was a different size from what came on it originally, so 1 inch was definitely out of the question.

I did notice that everything says japan on it, even the frame has a sticker just above the BB (in the same style as the shogun stickers) that says simply, "japan".

The reason i got this is basically so i can have a road bike (i can't afford $800 for an entry level anything), and also something to tinker with during the long illinois winter. Right now I ride a Trek 7100 (hybrid), and i am really intrested in seeing what a road bike will do. Sounds like I got a good deal on this one.

Thanks again for the advice.