Originally Posted by
fire
Agreed, +1.
I've seen a few pics of some nice mid 90's non shock "hybrids" on here. I'm in the process of modding my Trek 3600 into a hybrid, but to make it right for the trails and streets, I'm going to take the front shock-fork off and fit it with a rigid fork instead.
Check this one out - a Specialized Rockhopper - I bet it makes an excellent street ride, and it looks badass.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post15109280
+1
Check Craigslist or E-Bay for lightly used bikes, there are plenty of helpful people on this forum to help you pick the right one. When you get the bike you can take it to you prefered LBS to get it tune up and buy all the assouries for it with all the monie you save. With hindsight wished i had this instead of buying a new shiney bike last year.
Have fun Mate.