If you bought on-line and went to a bike shop after to get fitted, you'd still be driving 200 miles + be stuck with the bike, no matter what!
Drive to a bike shop and test ride several bikes in your price range. You don't have to buy right away . . . mull it over.
99% of bikeshop owners are honest, friendly, informative folks.
Where do you live that nearest bike shop is 200 miles away?