Yesterday was the first time I ever rode a road bike. Managed to convince my dad to take down his 25 year old 10 speed Dawes Windsor. After a quick dusting off and oil I rode off. It felt pretty weird and wobbly with the gears down by the frame but I quickly got use to it. I could immediatly tell the difference between my XTC and the Windsor in terms of ease of peddling and speed. Only went for a 10 mile ride but this has done the final convincing that I'm going to save up for a road bike!