Originally Posted by
jfowler85
Step 1 - Go to a bike shop, get fitted, look around.
Step 2 - Find out what you like.
Step 3 - Buy it or something like it either there or on the internet.
Indeed, that is absolutely the plan. but I'm still at step 0, which is figure out what is available and what my requirements are. Hence my original post. I don't want stock in local shops to be my limiting factor. For example, I learned springing for carbon might not be a horrible idea after all, and I'll definitely bother going out of my way to a Felt dealership. Something I wouldn't have done last week
Thank you everyone for the feedback.
