I'm in the same boat, I'm looking at spending around the $3000 mark. The bike I have at the moment is too big and I want a new bike right now. And unless I go with an Avanti or a Giant, I have to wait until I have time to get up to Perth for a few days and have a look.

Even in Perth the bike shops arent that great, last year at Fleet Cycles I was getting fitted for the Giant TCR alloy and this prick wouldnt even allow me to take it for a ride. The best he could do was set it up on a trainer, like I'm gonna drop $2,500 on a bike after spinning the wheel on a trainer. He said it was because people had been stealing them. And the guy at Glen Parker Cycles was only interested in getting me on some dodgy lookin 'Cytek' bike.

I wanted something with Ultegra 10 speed, but January is long way away...