Yeah, I forgot to mention the DB already has hte bailout crank and the Schwinn can be kind of a beast going uphill (in wind...).
Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I feel the same. D#$n, I hate to get rid of the Schwinn - it's been a good one and I have thoroughly enjoyed tinkering with it, getting it up to speed. But I know it'll go quickly in this college town.... but yeah, I guess I could put some drop bars on the DB and hunt down some controls pretty economically - and it really is more easily expandable than the Schwinn. Maybe I'll just go onto Ebay or Nashbar and look around a bit.
Thanks for both replies! Anyone else?
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