re: #12 darthstar

Well, we’re turning into bicyclists. Just picked up a bike for my wife today, a “Terry” brand (some women’s only brand bike)…nice road bike though. And as she’s signed us up for “Waves to Wine” (a two day ride benefitting the MS foundation from San Francisco to the Wine Country), I need to get a bike for myself as well. Entry level, under 1,000 dollars…any suggestions are welcome. Or I might go used as she did (though truth be told, the woman who had bought the bike new never rode it, so it’s really a brand-new 1 year old bike, and was a screaming deal).

Trek has some good entry level road bikes for around $1000. Also Specialized. At that price point it will probably be an aluminum bike, with decent low-end Shimano components.