Congratulations on your first century because I have over 2K miles logged this year and not one century, so great job. I used to ride Schwinn and still own a '92 Le Tour but when I got serious in '05 I went to a great local bike shop that can service what I buy. I looked and rode many afar and came back to my closest bike shop because they never let me down with any problem I ever had for years. They used to sell Schwinn but they let be borrow a Trek EX7 for a weekend and I loved it so I bought a Trek XC and road bike. I have been riding the crap out of them since and I even went through a crank but guess who fixed it for $2.10 (out of warranty but covered), Yeap the LBS and that should really help make your mind up.