Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,164
Likes: 6,384
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
If you come to realize how wonderful cycling is, you'll see that a good bike is worth the money. But starting out with an inexpensive bike is fine. It should fit well, though. Badly fitting bikes make the experience bad, and you might not come to realize how wonderful cycling is.
In fact, you could even save money in the long run if you end up using your bike a lot.