Fishymamba says:
Single speed+ hills = NO NO NO!!!!
I've already stated this. I said, " If your terrain is mostly flat...". I then suggested that a single speed might be in order for the OP, if that was the case. I'd never recommend a single speed to a person who'd have to climb hills....
C'mon FishyMamba! Please!
Looking at the bikes you posted from bikesdirect I recommend you get this instead:
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/.../liberty_2.htm
This one has better components than the ones you posted(And the Liberty 1). Better components are more durable and usually shift better.
One of my friends got the Gravity Liberty 2 and he loved it(till it got stolen
). It wasn't was as light as my CAAD 9 but it was almost half the price.
I agree with this, completely!
And I would stay away from those low level Schwinns, department store bikes don't last long.
Department store bikes or big box store outlet bikes are bad news when it comes to components. You should steer clear of most of these kinda bikes. However, not all Schwinns are bad and all Schwinns don't come from big box store outlets...
One more thing: Make sure you know what size bike to get, this is [B]extremely important
Yep! This is of the most important factor whenever buying online!