The Dark Side Beckons

I have been wathcing the dreaded tour.
and have concluded i need a roadie bike too.
My original plan was to retire from XC into Roadie (less bumps n grinds), but if i can afford it, why not go for the fitness and finnesse side of it. Its a completly different ball game. Roadie is to XC as Sculling is to Rugby, and as im missing rowing, roadie mite be the way forward. super light, super slim, (super smooth ;-) )
Maybe ill follow inteh footsteps of The Smail (Roadie Rob), and buy me a relativly weighty second hand rig, to get me into the club in Aber, then see how it goes.
its all cash dependant sadly :(