where are you based?

If you're in London then I highly recommend you go into Condor cycles and talk to the guys there.

http://www.condorcycles.com/

http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid...=1&sa=N&tab=wl

If not, then have a look through Evans cycles website, work out which bike you want, go to the nearest shop and test ride the bike. Then find a real bike shop, i.e., not Evans, to actually make your purchase.

edit: you're in/near Birkenhead - although judging by how few bike shops there are there Liverpool/Manchester may be a better option for you?

http://www.thomsonlocal.com/Business...&originalWhere=