Yen, as a financial side trip from saving for your new Giant....you might consider getting a cheap trainer for indoor or garage use. While boring to ride (some people put a tv in front) they are good for controlled rides where you can dial in the amount of effort, high or low, you want to use. No variables like wind, traffic, road surface, etc. Not like real riding, but very useful. Good for recovery rides and for recovering from an injury because of the more total control and you can always hop off and go get some ice, etc. Not to mention coping with rain, darkness, limited time, etc.

The way we urge each other to buy stuff, you'd think we all got a commission for sales.