Originally Posted by sknhgy
Is there a Toyota of the bike world? You know, some compny that makes higher quality bikes than the rest. I was thinking of bikes in the $300 range.
Thanks
There are some bicycles which are higher quality than others.
But if you are after one of the higher quality ones, you won't find one for $300 ... you might be more successful if you're willing to pay $3000! And believe me, bicycles for $5000 and $6000 aren't that unusual.
Around here, $300 will get you a top-end Walmart bicycle. $600 will get you a low-end LBS bicycle. And then they go up ... and up ... and up from there.
If you'd rather just fix your bicycle, which would probably be the least expensive option, take it in to an LBS and see what they can do. Or post a question in the Bicycle Mechanics forum here.