Originally Posted by noglider

They're both good bikes, both priced well.

Originally Posted by J.Oxley

The majority of bikes purchased during my 4ish years of riding have gone away; some quickly, some hung around a while. But nearly all of them, when it came time to sell, sold at a break-even or better price after being refurbished and ridden for a while.

But each one taught me something about what I like (or don't) in a bike or components, or how to fix something I hadn't before, or how to screw up something I hadn't before. Sometimes all of those in a single bike.

So for me, buying a crapload of bikes over time has been loads of fun. And frustration. But mostly fun, and for not a lot of dollars overall. At this point I only own three: a dedicated commuter/utility bike and two nice riders. I still check CL at least several times a week. As mentioned earlier, over time I've gotten a much better sense of what really interests me and I don't buy as much as I once did... but I couldn't have gotten here without cycling through (HA! I'm leaving the unintended pun!) all those others and learning what works for me.

Buy, man, BUY!!!!