Woo hoo a new bike chic...
Ashville is a great place to ride, absolutely world class. I imagine it is a bit of a car ride for you though, but worth it. A bunch of my friends and I go there every year and do a metric up Mt Mitchell. It is a great ride starting at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway to the top of Mitchell at 6300ft ???? or close to that, and then back. The way back is 90% down hill.
If you get a bike fit then it will be a good foundation to make any future adjustments to dial in the perfect fit for you. A friend of mine got one at our LBS and took good notes. We then had a bike fit party and fitted a bunch of us to our bikes with this particular method and it worked out great. But remember a fit is only a starting point, you may or may not have to make some adjustments from their.