Major disappointment while bike shopping

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I had the same problem and had to drive all over Southern Cali to try out different models. Finally settled on the Specialized Ruby Pro. I just got her back from the bike hospital after a terrible accident. I T-boned a car (his fault) doing about 17mph and Ruby came out much better than I did. No cracks in her frame and the Roval wheels didn't even bend. The bike mechanic couldn't believe it. He actually dismantled her on two different occasions convinced he had missed a crack in the carbon. I did have to replace the crankset and shifters but the frame and wheels are amazing. I have unfortunately witnessed many bike-to-bike and bike-to-car accidents and their bikes looked like they had been run over by a mack truck. Not my Ruby, she's as solid as they come. So I can attest that the Ruby is a well built machine. Do try to find a Ruby and give her a test spin. It is a good chunk of change so you better LOVE what you buy.

Safe riding

I found a bike shop roughly 40 miles away from me, that "supposedly" has 2 Ruby Pro's (2009 models, they're asking $3,600 for these) in stock, in my size...one is DA, the other is SRAM. I am planning to make the trek out there this weekend to check 'em out. This same dealer also "supposedly" has a Giant Avail Advanced in my size, too...so I'm excited about that. However, the guy did tell me that they do NOT have the Cannondale Synapse Fem 3 that I'm lusting for, in stock and won't be getting anymore for this year...so that's a bummer. Oh well...I'll go there anyway and keep my fingers crossed that I find something that I LOVE.