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My advice to you would be to go to a shop and properly get fitted for a bike....
I actually just went through the process myself and I've got a new bike that should be here at the end of the week. Like you, this will be my first "real" road bike, but one thing is certain, for riding distance you need something that is set up correctly or you'll end up hurting yourself.
Unfortunatly it isn't like buying a mountain bike... everything on a road bike can be tweaked for perfect geometry, etc.
I see you are in illinois, but I don't think you are in the Chicago area... if you are/aren't that far I can recommend the place I'm going through for my new bike. Totally awesome experience.
Also, I'm not familiar with that brand of bike, so I can't say good/bad about it. I will say that the components are very so so and for that money (even less in some cases) there are several options from more well known brands available. Trek/Specialized/Cannondale/Orbea/Scott/Jamis/Kona, etc.
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