I plan to use the bike for no more than 75 mi. rides and my first tri, so a little more "racy" feel is what has been suggested. I don't want a tribike. I have almost no experience with biking. Keep in mind that I live in Iowa (and it's -10 degrees as of 1/17/09) and my tri is June 28th, so I need to pull the trigger soon and can't test bikes outside. I've seriously considered the Closeout '08 Specialized Tarmac Comp and '09s. Also looking at '09 Cannondale Six 3 Compact, '09 Jamis Xenith Comp and others in the Tarmac series. I've thrown out Trek. I've been told to go with Specialized, but noticed that I can get better components (Ultegra vs 105) on some other brands for a bit less $. Others I've considered are Cervelo S series and Giant. Help!!!!!!!