Most of the above have about the same answers as I would give, as most of us went through the same thing in a way. I had my Jamis set up for touring and at the time it weighed 35#, I took some things of and got it down to 30#. I bought a carbon fiber Roubaix in Oct. and I can climb hills much easier now, but I still like riding the Jamis as well. You can get some pretty good prices on 2007 models now.
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George