Originally Posted by
fietsbob
$200 for a decent bike you need a used older bike, since inflation ticks onward, upward .
double that for new.
What brands are in your LBS?
Folding bikes are good

because then you can stow the bike in small apartments , without it occupying much space.
The LBS I go to tends toward more high end bikes. I have seen some Fuji road bikes there for around 450-500 though.
I like the idea of a folder for my situation.. although hopefully in a few months I'll have a safer place to store 2 bikes when I move.
Anybody have experience with these cheapy Nashbar bikes?