Originally Posted by
BSLeVan
Your comment "get a road bike" leads me to offer as an addition to all the other good advice: Get that road bike as soon as you can! The more hours you spend on it before June the more you'll be able to adjust fit and make sure you're riding something that's comfortable. And... when you get that road bike, get it from a shop that will spend some time with you making sure you get the right fit. A casual look through almost any of the sub-forums on Bike Forums will quickly let you know that bicycle fit is a very important factor and that folks go to great lengths to get it right.
Believe it or not this is the part I'm not looking forward to. We have a few LBS in town & surrounding towns, but I just don't know which one is good. I really like one shop but they only carry Giant bikes. I test road one before Christmas but I need to test ride other brands as well.
I don't really have all the money right now so I feel uncomfortable just having them fit me & test ride when I know I can't buy anything right now.
Plus I want to get a bike that I will be happy with & there are so many brands, types of metal, etc to choose that it is just overwhelming for me.
I know now is a good time to buy a bike, but it is hard to test ride them because of the weather.
-RRR