Nitroholic...That's good info, thank you. I like the look of the Strada, so that's likely the one I will go for. I was looking at the quantum flux too, but thought that the extra shocks in the Strada might make it better able to cope with the ham fisted controls of an inexperienced driver! The more you read though, the more you find, like slipper clutches, but I guess I'm thinking a bit too deeply really.