Pooks, one thing I can add to the discussion is when you find the bike that fits you the best, and you like everything about it, but if you hate the color - then ask the bike shop what other colors that bike is produced in and order the color you want. Or you can look at the model at the next level, and if the price is still in your budget, the other model might have a color that will make you happy and you can order that bike. The bike shop can order any bike produced by any manufacturer for which they are the distributor, so think of the bikes in the shop as the display models.

Darcy