How to choose a road bike

[ric11]

Hi all I'm a beginner and looking for articles/advice on how to pick a road bike. I'm not finding much out there so if you have any to add or have advice please do...thanks!
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http://bicycling.about.com/od/howtoride/a/right_bike.htm

 

[tafi]

There are threads about this topic on this site already like "Buying a bike and getting started".