So, I finally worked up the courage to go to my LBS. Had a very helpful dude there, had me look at a few different kinds of bikes based on my needs. The one I really liked though was the Giant ATX, it's $450 brand new, was wondering what you guys thought of that? I'd also like to note that it comes with one free tune up and free services other than that for the first year.
I am still keeping an eye on Craigslist, but nothing decent seems to show up. I'd just like to know if I should set this as my goal for the time being.