Originally Posted by jmon22

Hello,

Looking for a road bike for my wife and would like some suggestions. She would ride maybe 3-4 days per week, and probably rarely over 20 miles or so.

First was intrigued by this Fuji (all from Performance, save the quips, they are right near me, best prices, and very helpful to me so far)

http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...13_-1___000000 ($700 in store)

However if I go up to just another $100 I could go a step up to either of the following:

http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...00_-1___000000 ($800 in store)

http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...73_-1___000000

Similarly, I could go down to $500 and get mostly the same components to the first:

http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...66_-1___000000

Does someone like her even need to think about anything more than the basic Scattante with 2300/Sora components? Would I be wasting my money by going to $800 and getting Tiagra or 105 for someone who isn't riding 75 miles at a time? The cost wouldn't break me either way but I still want to make the smart choice. Which one would you recommend?

Thanks for any help!