When I started college at UGA in Athens, Ga., I was 18. I quickly realized that the best, fastest and cheapest way to get around town was by bike. So I bought an inexpensive 10-speed with my money saved up from summer jobs and rode that bike all through college. It was a crappy bike but probably the best money I spent on anything at that time. I ended up selling my motorcycle to pay for college expenses, but I kept that bicycle and rode it year-round to classes, jobs, etc. I didn't know anything about cycling and wore regular clothes, carried my books in a backpack, and used a cheapo light in the dark.