Open ended question: I am planning on racing next season with a cat 4 women's team - a few crits and some longer road races with climbs. I have my dream bike already (Orbea Diva '08) - and I don't want to crash her.

What bike would serve me as my experimental race bike? It has to be light, probably aluminum, with mid-level replaceable components. It will also be my rain bike in training rides.

I am able to get a slight employee discount on Specialized, Scott, K2, and Schwinn, but I want to widen my search and also look at used bikes.

Any ideas, ladies?