Originally Posted by
Bacciagalupe
I'd also say that if she doesn't know exactly what you want, then there's no reason whatsoever for her to drop $10,000 on a single bike.
This. Unless she knows up front that conventional geo won't work, get a decent off-the-shelf bike for $1000 or so. Ride it for a few months, figure out what you like and don't. Then go blow your load on a custom geometry bike with RedDuraRecord and Zipp Wallet Weaponry wheels.