Originally Posted by NoobAtIt

Thanks to everyone for helping me out. I was looking for a road bike. I've ridden flat bar bikes, I don't like them. They felt heavy, and slow. The reason I want a road bike is because I also plan on riding longer distances. I went to my lbs but the service was quite awful. I told them my budget and he said just buy one bike first, save and get the other. I have about $400 extra for pedals, helmets, shoes and water bottles.

I plan on taking my bike for long distances on the weekends. Don't want a flat bar for that. Been looking around and I see Cannondale has their Sora equipped Synapse and CAAD8 under $900. Are these suitable bikes for my needs? And is upgrading to higher end components in a couple of months a good idea? I'm a fast learner and I am set on riding a lot. But I also don't want to buy a $1500 bike. I know buying the bike with the better components now, is far more economical than upgrading components later, but my wife would feel left out if I go riding alone. It sucks but I have to get the lower priced bike now. Also, sometimes plans go to ****, wouldnt want to have a $1500 bike sitting around, not being used.

Will hit some other lbs soon, and look for deals on older models. Thank you all for your patience and input.