I thought I would update here and not leave the thread hanging. I’ve been test riding a lot of bikes. As for the Jamis, the shop I went to only had a very small one to ride. I must have looked comical . I didn’t much like the shop either. All of their bikes were filthy and the guy didn’t listen to what I was telling him. I think the Jamis was a nice bike (under the grime) but there was no way for me to tell how it rode at that ridiculously small size. The shop guy was more interested in pushing me toward something else instead of getting a suitable size Jamis DXT brought in. I left.

The Trek dealer was a different story. They were helpful, fun to talk with and had some bikes for me to try close to my size. The FX S4 I rode was great. They didn’t have a DS that fit me but they are having one brought in for me to try next week. Meanwhile, I rode a Neko 2 to get a feel for the DS. I really liked it. I can’t wait to try the DS 4 next week.