Originally Posted by
caloso
I bought my first nice road bike when I got my 6 month chip. I spent what I would have spent on booze.
Awesome!
Same here kinda, but not alcohol, and i waited till my 1.5yr mark (when i just could not find anything of interest, joy, etc)...
I instantly loved riding and learning about bikes, the history and trying to work on them.
I bought a mtn bike first though because i wasnt sure if i would love riding, but a road bike was what i wanted if i stuck to it. I finally just moved on to my first road bike about a month ago now. I saved for a few months to get my 1987 Schwinn Prelude - $125. Its a good feeling when you can save up for what you want, even if it takes awhile!