Originally Posted by
Digital Gee
...I also have a 2009 Specialized Globe Vienna 2, which in my old neighborhood served as the grocery / library / coffee shop bike. Heavy, slow, but steady and sturdy....
Nothing wrong a second bike. You can use it for running errands too. Wait on getting new clothes, I'd buy a pair of cycling shorts and start calorie counting, you'll fit in those old clothes before you know it.