Originally Posted by livedarklions

If you're just getting started, you won't know how you are going to develop, so it doesn't make sense to buy a bike just because you think it MIGHT be better for you later. Buy the bike that best suits how you're riding now which is something you know. If you buy a bike that doesn't work well for you now, chances are you just won't develop as a cyclist anyway.

I don't know how we could know which bike suits you better. I'm not answering your poll.