Calm down people, save the drama for your mama. Motorcyclist, if I offended you with my curt reply, I do sincerely apologize. Hang out here, we're a good bunch, schloads of great information. Get to know me and you'll realize that my replies don't start with "Once upon a time .....". They are short and sometimes not so sweet, but I think I offer up some decent advice every now and again.

Now that I have dispensed with all the kumbaya BS, the fact remains that you probably are better off not tossing in too much cash to upgrade. I'm still riding my dumpster bike as a commuter, if it gets clipped I'm not out big cash. In criteriums, I race a cheap AL frame, when I crash I don't weep at the loss of one of my CF frames.

Have a wonderful day!