P.S. I ride a 2008 Schwinn Madison. I love how it looks op. I like a lot of other things about it. What I don't like is that for the price I feel like I probably could have gotten a lighter bike. I might be wrong. I'm no weight weenie, but lighter is faster and all, right? If you buy it you definitely won't be unhappy with it, so you really shouldn't stress about this if its a first bike kind of situation, but if you know bikes and have one already (and thus the luxury of trying a bunch out) I'd look around more and see what you can find.