Originally Posted by
cosbike01
Thank you Paul. I'm trying to avoid going to the LBS because a brand new bike can be a target. I'd rather have the peace of mind of having something cheap and replaceable if it gets stolen or -more likely- I mess it up somehow.
Lol I remember going through all that back in the day...after a while I found that bike fit and riding something enjoyable were far more important to me than one or two hundred dollars. Even replaceability is kinda like that...it's more expensive to replace a bike from a store, but it's also a heck of a lot less hassle than spending 6 months scouring craigslist.
Dunno where you live though. I leave my bike locked in uptown, but not the ghetto or anything.
Make sure you get a ulock, not a cable lock.