Hey everyone! I have been making myself crazy for two weeks trying to find a good enough bike to do my first 45 mile tour. The longest I have gone up until now is about 25 miles on a mountain bike! I don't have much to spend, $250 is about the max I can dish put for a road bike right now. I know that's a tight budget for this, but I'm living on a students budget! I don't need anything fancy, I just want to be able to keep up with some friends I'm doing this with. They have some road bikes at target now...I'm sure they aren't great...but would they hold up for someone new? http://www.target.com/Tour-France-Stage-Raod-Bike/dp/B0048LR97O/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_2 I am about 5 foot 5, female.... Any and all suggestions would be such a big help! I just want to have a good experience with this and hopefully enjoy it. If this goes well, I will be investing in a much nicer bike eventually!