Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Reality Check.. How is a stranger across the country, or around the world going to tell anything
without seeing it in person.
if it's not new , wear and tear is a hidden factor.. find a friend, with some mechanical savvy,
near where you live,* to go with you when you shop for used bikes.
* you don't say.
I'm looking for recommendations of bikes that would suit the conditions I stated and I gave a couple of examples of what I thought would be reliable and not bottom of the barrel stuff. I'm asking if those ideas are good and if there are other similar or better options based on people's experiences. I'm not sure where you got your whole "reality check" impressions.