Before heading to office hours I ran into another commuter at the bike rack. We did a quick test ride on each other's bikes and gave the usual complements. He had a very nice Bianchi Volpe - it was near perfect -- only two complaints - I think it was one size too small and I like my brakes a bit tighter; other than that it was a dream. I had been noticing it all semester and well we finally met. hehe Anyways, his owner was drawn to Teese and he pointed out that he wasn't used to putting so much weight on the saddle. The more I thought about it, that is what is different about him -- the upright posture puts everything on the butt. I might look into getting a longer stem for him to see if it can stretch me out a bit more. As for the ride home, I just took it easy, because I was planning on hitting a few trails before the sunset and mexican dinner was made. It's always good to be back on the bike!