Quote Originally Posted by deanywalker21 View Post
I have a 2008 Ruby Triple Compact and love it. Last year I added a Specialized Vita Elite to my bike collection. I am 5' 2" with short legs / long torso and have found that the Specialized bikes fit me better than Trek or Giant (the other two brands popular in my area). You might want to check out the Vita. It will take fenders and a rack. The Ruby will not. I use my Vita as a commuter and often taken it out "just for the fun" of it. If I could only have one bike the Vita would win out over the Ruby and my Trek MTB.
This is very helpful - Thanks... my mom lives just 2 miles away and I often think it would be nice to ride over and see her but too much of a pain to put on the clipless shoes, re-fill the tires etc just to tool over for a visit. As such I simply don't ride my bike around town.
This is one of my big concerns... that I get committed to a very expensive road bike and it limits the kind of riding I can do... but for now, I have only ridden on trails... hmmm...