Quote Originally Posted by Kelly728 View Post
I have a very competitive side, so I hope some sort of racing will happen once I see if I'm any good at this cycling thing. I don't plan on commuting to work at all on my bike since that would equal a really bad idea. Where do I start?!
Maybe you know this and maybe you don't, but you start by asking to see a "road bike". If you don't plan on commuting or riding rough gravel roads, and you do hope to perhaps race and compete, then you will not be wanting a "hybrid" bike, or a mountain bike, or a "comfort/cruiser" bike. Ask for a 'road bike'....those are lightweight racing type bikes with (usually) thin tires, made for going fast on paved surfaces.