Racing bike vs endurance bikes

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BTW Kirsten, I love the quote in your siggy! LOL. I'm a no tri kinda girl, I don't swim.

Ha, my hubby came up with that. I like swimming in terms of just splashing around, but have 0 interest in ever doing anything competitively.

What if you looked at something like the SuperSix (which is now Cannondale's higher-end carbon line) or one of last year's Sixes to save some cash? That would get you carbon AND a more aggressive frame. There are both men's and women's models in those bikes, so you could get the geometry you need (44 or 48 in women's or 48 in men's).