[JERRY2KONE]

Me too. I am going through the same sort of process at the moment for my wife & I. I have already picked up a mountain bike for her through a militray base exchange, because she did not really care too much about spending a ton of money on her bike, but she wants me to get a nice bike. Since we are in Prague Trek is the bike of choice for most here. They do have a huge variety in designs for Trek selling from $1000 to about $5000 depending on just how fancy you wish to go on your setup. They actually have some very nice bikes sporting exactly what you suggested for about $2500 and I am considering going that route because I have a lot of time to get out on the trails during the day while she is at work. The benefits of retirement. The cannondale bikes are also nice but wof the setup you mentioned they are up in the $4000 to $5000 range, but still a very solid purchase. Good luck with your purchase as well.