Quote Originally Posted by carinapir View Post
I used to worry about the high bar on road bikes too because as a kid I always road step through bikes, but really it's not a big deal because you don't buy a bike that you cannot stand over.
This is a good point, I hadn't thought about it. This is probably because the only bike I've "ridden" so far in my bike lessons is a Giant Suede that has a flat-foot, low-step design. I've asked my instructor to see about checking out one of the Trek hybrids and, hopefully, one of the flat-bar road bikes for future lessons. Thankfully bike-rental is included in my instruction fee, so we just have to wait for a warm spell

I have noted that the several in the FX series are close to the same cost of the Trek 7300, and someone else has suggested I also check out the Specialize bikes as well. Thanks for your comments, that gives me more to consider!