I bought a used bent (Bacchetta Giro 20) to see if I would like it, was around $800 but it great shape so I knew i could resell. Then I bought a Grasshopper from the same guy to test out (much more expensive but I knew I was "bent committed"). Now I'm going to sell them both and buy a new Bent. I'm in the Bay Area and we have two shops that let you test drive, that helped get me over the first hurdle, but really you just need to buy a used one and ride it for a month before you'll know....