Thanks alot cig for the review, I was about to jump on the 90 dollar deal on amazon but they changed the price back to 140 arggg. Anyway i own a "nice bike" that i bought from a LBS and yes i believe that if you are starting out an LBS is the way to go, but man if im going to Vons or somewhere nearby i would not want to bring "Brianna". If i have to lock something up with the risk of it being stolen then i think a 150 dollar bike is a solution.