You must have failed reading comprehension in school.

"I have been meaning to get in to road biking for so long, and now i'm actually looking around for a bike.
I don't want to spend too much of the bat, i want to just get something that's under $300 to see how it goes."

So, he wants to start road biking and doesn't want to spend more than $300 because he wants to "see how it goes" before comitting more money. Why is that so hard for you to understand?