Well, if I go with the cheapest bike then the Fuji Roubaix ACR 3.0 is the cheapest, performance has them online for $899. Performance also has has the Fuji ACR 2.0 for $1149. Which seems like a great deal to me. I'll have to look into cyclocross bikes. And I have been watching craigslist for a couple of weeks and have yet to come across a bike in my size, if I could fit a 56cm there are a bunch of those on CL. Performance also has a Fuji Cross comp cyclocross bike for $999. If I bought something like that would it make a good road bike if I swapped out tires to road only tires? Thanks again for all the advice.