Most of the time my rides will probably last around an hour, though I'm planning/hoping to spend more time riding on weekends. I've been looking at Cannondale Quick 4/5 and I really like the Fuji 1.o but it's out of my price range. One of my lbs carries women's Cannondale models (I'm guessing I'll have to stick with women's models due to my height, or lack of it) and the other lbs in town sells mostly Treks but they were really pushing big heavy cruisers which isn't what I'm looking for.
After this weekend, if I don't find what I'm looking for at the Cannondale lbs I'll venture out of town.