The prelude is a nice bike. I have a couple nice bikes and I would be thrilled to come across a cheap deal on a Schwinn Prelude. I wouldn't expect that your next bike (whatever it is), though it might be more expensive will necessarily be a lot nicer to ride. I can understand wanting a different bike though, I constantly buy and sell different bikes because it's the only way I can work on and ride many different bikes, it's a fun way to learn about bicycles and bicycle history. Be warned though, one day you might look back and think, that Prelude was one of the nicest riding bikes I've had.