any of these worth buying or anymore you recommend?
and lastly i have noticed some bikes have like brake levers on the flat part of the handle bars are these brakes or gears or what ?As i thought most bikes had the gear levers built into the brake levers?
I'm new to the road bikes as well and can't offer sound advice on which cycle to buy, but this is what I've found out so far...
Go to your LBS and get fitted for a bike. There are several different factors that they look for: stand-over height, length, handle bar height and width, as well seat height that make the difference in the comfort of the ride.
I asked the same question about the brake levers just yesterday, and it was explained to me that they are for beginners so that if they are riding with their hands in that position it affords them easier/faster braking until they get accustomed to the levers on the drop downs...
