I'm over in Oakland so I don't mind going to San Leandro or Castro Valley. But in looking at these places, none of them carry Cannondale...are they too "high-end" for the mainstream brands? I'm not looking to spend more than $1200 and some of these bikes are 5X that price! Yikes.

Except I saw that Left Coast carries Trek and Bianchi. And I guess Eden also does Bianchi and Giant. I hadn't considered Bianchi. How is Bianchi? I looked at their Castro Valley and Volpe model which seems to get good reviews from owners. I could always swap out low bars for the flat bars.

A friend of mine who is very knowledgable about bikes also recommended the Kona line, with the Dr. Dew or Dew Deluxe as an option. What do you think of Kona? Unfortunately, they don't have many distributors in the Bay Area near me. There is one in Oakland on College called Hank & Frank...any news on them?

Thanks again for your help!
V