Well, I've had to postpone my bike fit until next Tue. I've read the links that were given me and feel like I'm a little more informed. Sounds like what my LBS is going to do is just a basic fit - even if I buy a new bike from them that's all I'll get unless I want to fork over some $. Seems like they shouldn't charge for a fit if I buy a bike...esp. a $2000 bike! IMO.

I'd like to get your opinions. The Specialized Rep recommended a Ruby Comp for me. Granted she didn't do anything more than just look at me and ask some questions. So, I'm 5' 5.5" and 165 pounds (working on that ). I want to improve my speed - currently avg. about 15 mph on rolling terrain on a 20 mile ride. I want to be able to keep up with the guys on the club rides without one of them having to come back to me or them waiting on me, and I want to improve on my climbing. I also want to start incorporating longer rides - perhaps 40 to 50 mile rides on a Sat. or Sun. I also want to ride a couple of tours each season. I've done 2 metrics but I want to do an imperial century (is that the correct term?). This will be my 3rd season of riding.

So, knowing all that do you think a Specialized Ruby Comp would be a good bike for me? It's carbon. Am I too heavy for a carbon bike? Will I have to baby it going over RR tracks, etc?