Originally Posted by East Hill

I was hoping to hear that you had avoided the angry people with rapid fire guns, actually. I was thinking more along the lines of spotting Imperial Eagles, catching some of those wily carp, seeing warbler migrations, hunting wild boars...that kind of thing.

So, back to bikes:

Ah, used bikes....sleek, vintage steel beasties...a bargain compared to what you could spend for a new bike...a great ride...

I'm waxing rhapsodic, sorry. If you are any good at wrenching/fixing things, a used bike can be a great bargain. Come take a look at what we find in this thread:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...34532&page=103

and go back and forth a few pages.