http://cvillain.com/2008/06/23/best-...arlottesville/ This is from a blog that posed your question about a good shop. I am familiar with Blue Wheel, which has been around forever, and have been to the Performance store. Here is a link to the C'ville bike club and their routes. http://cvillebike.com/rides/charlott...d-rides-online The weather could be anything from dead winter to full spring in March. It really depends on the weatherr pattern at the time. Usually he daffodils and redbud trees are beginning to bloom in the first week in April. It's certainly not Massachusetts in March! The elevation can have a significant effect on temperature. The elevation ranges from 400' on the James River to 3000' on the Blue Ridge on Skyline Drive. This link should give you weather forcast and climate info for C'ville. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...x=323&map.y=37 Keep in mind that there are the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive just west of C'ville. They are a must, if the weather cooperates.