Thank you so much for your reply. I have visited the website you left for me, and it's very helpful, and will come in handy as I learn the bike parts. My husband just has not taken the time to learn so when something breaks he just wants me to buy a new bike, and since reading a lot of the comments here as well as yours I've spoken with him about learning the parts and maintenance since this will save us a lot of money in the long run. I also live in a very rural area with no biking community or bicycle shops so we will really need to teach ourselves the anatomy of the bike and the repair/maintenance process to keep from spending money on replacement bikes. Thanks again.