I'm out of mountain biking and in a hunt for a decent road bike. Not planning on racing- but I am likely going to do some long rides for health and fitness. Until discovering GN, I've been leaning toward a purchase from Bikes Direct. I encouraged my SO to buy her bike fromthem and frankly, it came in as promised and really is a pretty sweet ride at hundreds less than the comparable Cannondale. (the owners manual was printed "Cannondale Sports"!) So I'm open to Nerd and studying what you've got. I'll probably call beforeI make a final decision! :-)