Well, I finally bought a bike after trying out a good few...
Thanks for all your advice
I nearly dropped $3k on a Trek Madone thanks to being influenced to try one by someone's avatar pic!
Man I shouldn't have test rode that one! A real dream to ride & I got used to the quick responses in about 5 or 10 km's.
Back down to earth I tried Cannondale Badboy's, a few daVinci's, a couple of Rocky's & I ended up with something similar to my original choice.
A Rocky Mountain RC30 D
I'm loving the light weight road bike like build & features complete with a more upright riding position & slightly wider tires.
Also, is it really illegal to ride without a lid in BC?
One store told me I couldn't ride more than up the road & back unless I had a lid?
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