Well like you said earlier it's not a cheap bike. Granted I love it, I'm thinking if I can get a reasonable price I might be able to afford a road bike and a triathlon bike.. I gave/sold my Trek 5000 this summer to my oldest brother in Seattle so I could pay off more of my TRI bike.. Let me know know if anyone around your area is interested. I'm also going to post on slowtwitch once I've been a member for the required time.