Quote Originally Posted by RoadRaven
Hey there ss, what kind of cycling does your wife want to do? That will help us with your question.

Road racing?
Mountain biking?
Criteriums?
Time Trials?
Commuting?

She would mostly be doing high intensity group and solo road rides. She wants a bike that she could race on should the notion strike her. That means road races and crits around here, not too many time trials.