Thanks everyone for your responses. I am looking into club rides and will be using the competitive cyclist fit calculator.
I only hope I do not have to wait until spring to be able to try any of these bikes. Winter is long and hard up here and most bike shops have let their inventory drop to very low levels. One shop I went to today had put away all their bike supplies and restocked with skies and snow boards another closes its doors in a few weeks for the winter. They have all said that they will not bring in any new stock until spring….