Thanks for those hints. I have been at Sheldon much these last 2 weeks. I had to relearn what gear inches were. Fun, fun, fun.
I got a Giant OCR touring. It was rough fitted last night and will be final fitted today.
I got a touring bike as I wanted a more trouble free bike and disk brakes were essential for me.
I swapped out the rear 11..32 for a 12..23 as I plan to do commuting or bike trail riding and not mountain riding.
Huff