Ladies:

Wife is looking to ride more. She likes riding with me/others, and not so much by herself. We're set to do RAGBRAI for fun, and she thinks she'll need the miles in her legs. She will never see more than 750 miles a year (except for this RAGBRAI year) as she's a runner more than anything.

We went shopping and came across the Ruby. The Ruby is a carbon frame. She likes the 'blue-carbon' color with the gray lace paint. Does this look purple in the sunlight? Does anyone have this color? We couldn't tell in the store in the evening because of the light. The only thing I don't like is that it comes with Tiagra. I was looking to switch this out with Apex. There is an Apex model, but shes not as fond of the color. I was leaning towards the women's CAAD10, but the color isn't right for her (in white and electric green), and I'm not a fan of the 105.

Is anyone here an owner of either of these? Things you like, things you don't? Do you think it's reasonable to pay asking price and expect to get Apex at cost if I pay labor on the install? They move inventory, and make money on the shop side, so it seems like a win-win.

Why am I interested in the SRAM? I run Rival myself, so I want something that we can flip flop if we're in a pinch.

Thanks in advance for your input.