Quote Originally Posted by maryellen
Originally, I planned to spend $2000 - $2500, but now I'm not sure I'm even going to like riding a road bike. Perhaps I should just spend $1000- $1,500 and figure out if I even like road bikes.

The Trek hybrid was my first bike. At that time, I test rode various bikes and when I got on the 7500FX I "knew" it was the bike for me. I tried 5 bikes today and walked away feeling uncertain that I want a road bike at all.

I tend to like longer rides (eg, 40-100 miles; last year did a 560 mile Aids Ride), so getting a road bike makes sense but now I'm not sure.
Can you explain what left you feeling uncertain? If there are specific things about how the bike felt that made you uncomfortable, I'm sure that folks here could give very good advice.