Thanks for the tips guys. Not sure what a chip seal road is Kathi. I drove around Fort Wayne quite a bit and did not run into any rough surfaces-but that was in the city not the rural areas. My last impression of mid west rural roads was when I use to live in Ohio, and that seemed to be gravel mixed into blacktop-is that chip seal? I rode on those when I was a kid on steel bikes and never experience any problem, but as a kid the rough stuff was good! But alas I'm older now so I will probably have to wait and see-or feel.