Thanks for the replies. I went to a local bike store that I always pass by. Unfortunately, they don't sell any used bikes. The guy who works there, a friendly person, showed me some of the bikes and the cheapest one he carries is $500 (a hybrid). According to him most stores here don't carry used bikes anymore because of sites like craigslist.
He saw my bike and pretty much told me that it's crap in a polite way
. He suggested, as Kai Winters did, that I buy a pair of road-type (very smooth) tires. It costs 18$ for the tire (each) and $8 service charge for each one for a total of $52. He promises that there will be a huge difference. I don't know anything about bikes so I thought I will get a second opinion beforehand.
I looked on craigslist and I saw a couple good looking bikes from $130 to $350:
- http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/bik/3981563821.html
- http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/bik/3978727462.html
- http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/bid/3958989848.html
- http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/bik/3951720515.html
This is my bike,
Is the 50$ upgrade worth it or would I be better off buying something like
#2 above? And can the tires these bikes come with be used to commute during winter? It snows quite a lot here. Thanks.