Originally Posted by ICEN
I basically have done everything myself, I am not even sure half of you know anything about bikes.
I came to forums looking for someone with answers so I don't have to spend all those hours on google.



You don't know enough about bicycles to judge whether anyone here is giving good answers. You are so caught up in the minutiae of individual components that you miss the big picture of what sort of bike you need. That is why you need to visit an actual bike shop so that you can actually try something out. Get off Google and get into the real world. Research takes time and you can't do it all parked in front of a computer