Originally Posted by
dfresh
I had been stalking CL for a while but didn't really find anything good, which then led me to the local bike shops. I'm thinking more along what Bob N says--I have several friends who bike pretty regularly and anticipate wanting to ride along sometime soon.
The problem is that once you start riding longer rides you will quickly become disappointed with both the Quick 5 and the Sirrus and want to replace whichever one you decide on. That is why is makes sense to get a used bike for now for the commute and start saving up more money for a better bike.