Just a quick observation as it's frequently discussed on these boards. As stated in my post above I ordered my son a bike off a frequently dissed website BikesDirect. There are more "support your local bike shop" advocates on these boards than there are deleted emails from HRC. So I've spent the last 5 days attempting to get my son fitted and TRYING to buy a bike from my local shops in Cols, Ohio and I've got to say they suck.... ALL OF THEM!!! I can't believe any of them are in business. I went from one who tried to convince me that pretty much any bike in the shop would work to another where I was informed by the biggest ego I've ever seen "I tell you what bike fits your son"... which would be great if the only bike to apparently fit my 5'6" son was a 56cm $4500 carbon fiber bike with Dura Ace. Please... please someone direct me to these fantastic LBS's I hear so much about. Around here it appears they're hiring the same blank faced, anti-social introverts who ask you "what do YOU want" you see at the drive though. YOU CAN'T PAY PEOPLE TO WORK anymore!!!!

Sorry for the rant and to be fair, if I'm going to bash the bad, I need to recognize the good. Finally found a quality shop.. Baer Wheels in Clintonville. Awesome guys who are knowledgable and love what they do.