[QUOTE=Emptyjar;14437044][QUOTE=RaleighSport;14436962]
I know when you start 300 sounds crazy for brand new.. but it's not. It's actually fairly bottom of the barrel for an actual bike, not a bike shaped object.
Egh, so pretentious!
I realize what you're saying and I do thank you for your advice, and I actually will probably start building a better bike while I'm riding this one. That way I won't be in any hurry and can take my time to learn bikes and how they work and get parts. I could buy a $300 bike if I wanted too, I mean, I'm far from rich, but right now I'm working over 50 hours a week and don't have all that much time to invest in riding as it is, so it's hard to make an investment like that without knowing if I'm even going to stay interested. I do appreciate your post, that's a good idea since i want to learn the mechanics and do some handy-work myself aswell.
Thanks everyone else for your input, I guess I miss the days where a bike was a bike, not a status symbol.
I wasn't trying to come off as pretentious, just basically break the grim cold hard reality into you. I totally understand what your saying about time and not knowing if you like it etc.. and no one can really tell you if it's worth that but you. But it sounds like even with that thruster you're enjoying riding.. there's a few bikes on bikesdirect that you could start with right on the 300 dollar range if you do change your mind about that. And would you mind stating what area you're in? I'm curious to take a look at online offerings in your area now.