Originally Posted by Catlikeone

For the love of god please don't skimp on gearing in Bucks at your weight. Riding the river might be fine but elsewhere? ...Good luck..

Second, it's common on here for the end all be all suggestion to be a hybrid or mountain bike. You CAN ride a road bike. In fact you'll be able to grow into instead of out of it like a hybrid, which ppl here fail to mention come in mtb oriented or "performance" i.e more like a roadbike. I speak from experience, bought the hybrid on suggestion and kicked myself not soon after when I outgrew it instead of spending that $ on nicer components for a road bike. Luckily it's now my errand bike. Look into used road bikes, I know several ladies have found gems that I ride with.

Anyway, good luck!