Originally Posted by
CaptainPlanet
I wager my definition of a great bike is not going to impress any serious enthusiast here. I am a low budget cyclist. Every bike I have ever gotten after highschool is used and way below $300. The bike in question is an old common named-brand bike with cantilever brakes, hard tail front shocks and 26" wheels, it's common and doesn't stand out, but the gear shifting and brakes are responsive and super on-point.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I found this bike at a pawn shop for $75, everything original, including the lube; the chain was stuck to the cassette. Put a stoopid amount of money into it, but it's a better bike than I could get new for the price, and now it's my heart bike, my sturdy steel street steed, my Pretty Purple Princess Penelope.
Great Ghu, it's NDS! Horror!