hi East Hill:

Thanks for the welcome! My folks live in Knoxville, TN - which, coindicentally, we'll be traveling to this Sunday to spend the week with them.

Regarding the bike, the Trek 4300 has really brought the 'fun' back into riding. I bought a Diamondback mountain bike from Sports Authority a few months before that, and ended up returning it after only a few days due to the crank breaking (!). (That, and horrible customer service.)

I ended up getting my Trek from a bike specialty store (Oliver's Cycles and Sports). The folks there love bikes, and spent a good amount of time helping me find the right bike for me.

-kms007