Aughh! Done deal but curious your opinions

[jennrod12]

First of all, FIT is the most important thing, so you absolutely made the right decision.

Second of all, your body is going through a lot of changes and this will continue. When you are closer to your goal weight, you may find that you still love the Dolce, or you'd rather have the Ruby (what a nice "goal weight" present!) or you want something completely different than either one! Another reason why it was the right decision to go with what works for you now, since you don't know what will work in the future.

Third of all, you learn something from each bike you own. It's good to go with the less expensive bike if you don't have a lot of experience, because you will learn what you do and don't like about it and when you finally upgrade you can incorporate all those lessons.

Enjoy the heck out of your new ride!

Jenn

[sundial]

After two hours, I finally decided to take the Dolce home because I'm just a recreational rider who recently got back to biking after losing 85 pounds (75 to go).

That's FANTASTIC!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS!

I think you did the right thing by going with the bike that is more comfortable. You're more likely to ride it if it is. It will give you an opportunity to get used to the new bike and how it handles and then maybe treat yourself to a Ruby when you reach your weight loss goal.