So Drago does that mean I shouldn't run any fenders?
Yeah I know the hybrid bike is a compromise, you guys have me looking more at the drop bar bikes. Maybe I should just call them the real road bikes!
All of the shops I visited seemed to steer me towards the 1300 to 1600 dollar range. I understand the problem with buying a bike that I'll outgrow in a year but I don't think I necessarily need full Ultegra components at this stage.
One shop was showing me a Cannondale CAAD8 R1000 which was a very nice bike but about $1600.
The second shop recommended a nice Bianchi that was about $1300.
As you can see above I am in the $800 range which makes me think I should be looking at used bikes. Do you all have opinions on used bikes?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290028950485&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:11
This bike looks nice and is local. This week I'll be traveling through Chicago and Knoxville, TN so I guess I could look around those areas as well.