Originally Posted by aikigreg
excellent suggestions, and I plan to ride a giant ocr today, thank you very much! I should hopefully be able to try a lemond, and I'll look at the elite as well, just for comparison. Kestrels aren't supported by my LBS, so that one is out unfortunately

try a Lemond Buenos Aires, carbon & steel frame, campy veloce components with a centaur rear derailleur, bontrager race lite wheelset. sweet setup for $2,000