How do I know when it's time for a different bike?

[Torrilin]

The stock saddle may not be suitable (meaning "get this freaking torture instrument off the bike so I can see if it fits"). Ask him if there are other saddles you can try on the OCR1 to see if that helps.

[DrBee]

Be prepared when you test ride the Trek roadbikes, too - the saddles are veritable torture devices. I have a Pilot 2.1 (WSD) and I love it! I test rode a few brands of bikes and found that they all felt really different in terms of stability, smoothness of the ride, etc.

I made it about 9 months on a Trek hybrid (7200FX) before I started drooling over roadbikes. For me, Trek bikes fit better and felt better, but that will be different for each rider. The pilot didn't feel much more upright to me than the other models, but was a much much much smoother ride. After my crash, the LBS owner testrode my bike after the repairs and was even commenting on how smooth a ride it gave. You'll know the right bike when you sit on it. If you feel too stretched out, it may be that the bike was too big, too.

Just remember that when figuring your cost - you will most likely need to replace the saddle.

Good luck!