If you only have $250 for a bike, you only have $250 for a bike. There is nothing wrong with that and if you enjoy the sport you will find that you want a better bike. However you should try to test ride some bikes before you spend $1. Some on this board with $3000 bikes will tell you the bike is crap. I would ask them what was their first true road bike? Mine was a Sears, made in Austria 10 speed that was about all you could get for $90 in 1968.