Originally Posted by
Skipjacks
Someone else mentioned a used bike. If Craigslist or something like it is viable in Australia, that's wroth looking into. You can get a lot more bike for a lot less money if you are patient.
I was actually going to suggest Craigslist, but then I took a look at CL Sydney and they literally have 3 bikes for sale! Prices seem low, though, and one of them isn't bad though, if you are tall...
Adelaide has zero bikes for sale, and Melbourne has two, one of which is the REID brand the OP is talking about, practically new, for $270 (which, according to our resident genius Acidphast, is like the equivalent of a spoonful of dirt and a half-opened packet of McDonalds ketchup here in America).
https://melbourne.craigslist.org/bik...756618597.html