>>1754471Felt is kind of dowdy...but by spandex wearing asshole standards.
Sora is good. Vitus is CRC's house brand. Mail order only, so you'll need some assembly skills.
It goes Complete Garbage<Tourney< Claris <Sora <Tiagra <105 <Shit you can't afford.
Tiagra is having a kind of off year this year.
If you've got mechanical skills and a lack of fear, you might try the parts bin of a store that BikesDirect is. Windsor tourist. Ommnistrada, look at their touring bikes.
Be aware that sometimes their parts are from last generation, which is not bad, but you should know what you're getting.
>>1754494>saddle up, down, front and back...which changes the angle that your legs are at.
>stemps and move the handlebar up, down, front and backWhich changes your entire torso positioning. Sure, quite a few people can use either one, but blindly guessing when you can measure that shit properly is idiotic.
>>1754504It leans a little to extra fat tires for super plush or offroad. Breezer was one of the first ever to MTBs, and he tends to lean his designs away from speed, and more to luxury cruising.