what about something like this
http://incycle.com/product/10-specia...le-59483-1.htm leaves a few hundi for shoes, pedals, helmet, extra tubes, pump, saddle bag, decent shorts and a jersey or two to start.
Its not just a bike you NEED when starting out.
Another options is any of the bike direct stuff. All of the Cali peeps i know that ordered from them in Texas got their bikes in 3 days.
http://bikesdirect.com/products/road_bikes.htm
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Last edited by jsigone; 05-24-10 at 08:21 PM.