Thanks everyone, and thanks DG1 for the safety advice. I'm working on getting a credit card purchase protection rebate to cover the forks. Invisiblehand (is your actual name Adam Smith?), thanks for the info on the new bikes. I see that they are cheap in Japan, so I might work on getting one there. I don't know anything about the Capreo set up, but it looks like many feel that it is close to the 105 group.

Littlepixel, I've always wondered why you Raleigh 20 folks don't throw dura ace on a cast iron Schwin Varsity so you can get it down to 30 pounds ;-)