I'll definitely be test-riding any bike I buy and not buying until I'm certain it is a great fit. The surfing I did last night was looking at bikes in my price range, and then (okay, shoot me) colors. I figured I'd test ride the bikes that I loved the color of, just in case it actually turned out to be that great fit.

But I also know once I actually get to the bike shop, all bets are off and I will likely end up on totally different bikes. It was just a bit of "window shopping" before the serious shopping begins.

However, this test ride thing. When I test rode bikes before, nobody offered to let me go off for a few miles; it was just a matter of riding around the parking lot. Is that something they don't offer unless you ask?

And of course I don't know how to change gears or anything, so that's going to be problematical, unless I stick to the kind that are in the twist-handle. Does that make me a big weenie?