Well I got the mountain bike.
I bought a Cannondale Carbon Rush 1. This bike was the demo bike that Ken from Bike Lane was riding.
The funny thing is I took my wife in to show her the Rush 6, the Aluminum frame bike I was thinking about getting. We have been riding road bikes which are much lighter, and she picked up the bike and said that it was heavy, then she went down the row and grabbed this bike and said this is the one you need. Who am I to argue with my wife when she says to upgrade to a better bike. Herb was happy to see that and said that they could make us a very good deal on that bike. The MSRP is $6000, but because Ken has ridden it, they sold it at cost.
Now that I have the bike, I am going to try my legs at a mtb bike race in a two weeks. I just registered for the BTU Power Peddle MTB race in Bryan, TX. It should be fun. I will get a chance to see how the bike handles and see what it is like to actually race.