Ruby, your thread may save me $$$$. I was thinking new bike ($3k) but saw this and am at least going to try to fix my old one and make sure I am really going to ride again before plunking down the money. I suspect my old bike will not be fixable to the point I can ride it for 2+ hrs and not be miserable on it but at least this will let
me assess how serious I am.
Happy riding to you on your new bike!