Hi Everyone!!

I am so excited to find this forum. I have been researching and read through the forum. Ok, here is my story, lol. My husband started cycling about 4 yrs ago. He started with an Trek FX and then went to a Fuji road bike. Anyway, now that my kids are older and I have a 12 year old that can babysit. I really want to get into biking. Hubby is gone quite a bit, he works in the oil rigs. So I will be doing some/most riding on my own. Long story short, he took me out to look at bikes. Well, I haven't ridden a bike since probably Jr. High. My first and only bike what a red boys bike with no gear and the brakes were in the pedals. Lets say the test drive on the road bike wasnt pretty. I nearly crashed though I was able to slowed down in time. I kind freaked and totally forgot to squeeze the brakes. I came off that bike shaking but i refuse to give it up. I then tested the FX and i felt more stable on it. But my husband and mine concern is i will outgrow the FX quickly. He knows me well and know once I start, I will want to do distance and rides. But since I never really learn to ride a "big Kid" bike. Would it be a better idea for me to get a box store bike so I can get my "riding legs" back, I could then handed down to my daughter. I am 5 foot and we were thinking to get me a 24 inch that she can have. Then I could get the road bike. The other option is to get an FX bike, and ride that for atleast for a year and then get a road bike? Last but not least, just put on my big girl panties and get the road bike and try to ride it as much as I can when he is in town and hope I will get the hang of it, so I can start with the short bike trails and slowly gain the mileage??

All insight, encouragement and thoughts are welcome!! I really want to start biking but the start of it seems to overwhelming.

Thanks