Originally Posted by
CJ Str3tch
I have looked at the Trek, Specialized and Giant web sites and looked at bikes. I am thinking I'm a cross between Road and Touring as most of those sites "classify" riders. That's kinda the confusing part for me.
I think you want a Trek Cross Rip. For $1100 or less, you can get the one with disk brakes. $850 for the budget model.