you can do what i did... i went to A LOT of bike shops. everyone single one that was within a 15 mile radius of my house, 7 bike shops. i test rode all the bikes they sold that was within my price range. even the ones that were well above my price range. then i went on ebay and started making bids.. so i got it for a fraction of the cost. downside is, is that its used and you cant have the warrenty anymore.. but you pay soo much less for it.. so its a trade off..