It remains to be seen what my wife will be able to do after she shattered her wrist this spring. Golf isn't so good, tennis is going OK but hurts, same for riding a bicycle. Dr. says she'll have arthritis for sure in that joint, but hopefully can get some good years in before it becomes bad. If it gets to that point, I will certainly look into that.

Thanks for the advice on the tire. Guess I'll just wear this one out. Man, some of these road tires wear fast!! 1000 miles isn't much.

(can you tell I'm new on road bikes??)

Too bad, because other than the wear I actually quite like these tires. 700x26, and they're very wide, perhaps close to 28's. They stick well, ride great in the rain, and handle nicely. The bomb over rough roads with aplomb, and roll quickly when run at high pressures. The only real negatives are wear and they pick up glass shards fairly easily (I check once a week or so, and always pick some out). I suspect I will have to replace them before fully worn due to their propensity to pick up glass. I hate flats

Great idea CigTech, I'm going to go that route. Thanks!