Im lookin to buy my first NEW road bike, the bike i have been riding for a couple months now is an old Soma Cosmipolitian from the 70's, Im only 15 so my budget is very strickly limited. My parents agreed to get me a bike up to 700 dollars as my xmas and bday presents combined. I have been ridin sense the summer and have a good indoor trainer and good heart rate monitor. I havnt raced any yet but that is my biggest goal for next year. And i want to run one Sprint Triathlon but thats secondary at best. is the Alpha Alum. 1000 a good enough bike that i can do some serious entry level racing next spring. Are there any other bikes that would be better suited for entry level racing but still within my price range.