Never owned a roadbike. I'm a roadie virgin. Hence all the stupid questions.

Bought an Aluminium Trek 7000 and the above mentioned 920 from my sister 5 ft 2 inches high) in 1991. Hated the 7000 straight away as the shop I bought it off were idiots and sized it like a road frame so it was waaaay to big. Problem of having to ride it was relieved from me as it got nicked out of my shed later that year. Hope whoever nicked it got their nuts well and truly smashed on the bloody huge thing. So since my sister never rode her bike I nicked it off her just until I could get another bike. Problem was I loved the tiny steel frame, and nobody I rode with could hang with me through single tracks, just because the thing was so nimble. So I kept it. Gradually started riding it more on the road as my mountain biking buddies moved away, and have been doing plenty of miles on the road ever since. I'd hate to think how many miles I've put on it over the years, but it's been an excellent bike. The service I got for it this year was the first major work it had done on it for 10 years. I love that bike still, but its time for something new.