my first was a Langster. It was nice and easy since I didn't have to think about the bike, all I had to do was ride. Now that the Langster is gone on to live the rough life of chop shop life, I have bought an old steel roadie with horiz. drops and am "fixing" it myself. It's much more fun this way, but I don't know if I have the confidence in myself to commute on it until I test it thoroughly around town first. I guess you just have to ask yourself how much you want to invest of yourself into your bike and how soon you need to start riding.