Thanks for your reply. I accually got to ride the OCR 3 and the gentleman that helped me was very kind. That's one reason why I'm apt to buy the OCR 3 even if it's out of my price range. The OCR felt good, though. I realize a decent road bike costs, thought.
Also, I haven't had any luck today at roughly 6 thrift shops for nice bikes. I found a Huffy Omni-10 and some Phoenix Racer 10. Would those be good bikes for me to work on until the summer?
That Schwinn, if I may add, has the same components (it seems to be) as the 2007 Schwinn Circuit... but I realize that Schwinn isn't what it used to be.
Thank you so much for any more advice!
Dustin