Thanks for your warm welcome, everyone.

rij73: Is the Trek Madone is highly recommended bike? I will definately add it to my list to review. My mountain bike is actually women's specific, but I got it from a bike shop that did not take any time to check fit. So, unfortunately I ended up with a mtn bike that is waaaay to small and very uncomfortable! I prefer to use my older mtn bike! Plus, I've heard that some women prefer a men's bike to wsb's and that there can be a "stigma" attached to women's specific bikes. So, I am definately not ruling out men's bikes. but I am, as to the bikes I'm currently researching, going on the suggestions of my lbs. I want to test ride a women's specific and men's to see which i like best. I tend to have longer arms and a longer torso than most women (I think anyway).

Oh, I just moved to Elmwood Park,NJ near Paterson. Your currently in Brooklyn? My dear friend lives in Brooklyn. Where do you ride around there?