Originally Posted by FIVE ONE SIX
why is it the first thing out of everyone's mouth is negative, when someone brings up the word used, when in fact there ARE people that sell perfectly working used bikes for good prices because they just don't want them anymore...
I didn't necessarily say anything bad about used bikes. Just mentioning the possibility. My personal experience looking for a used bike recently was that 90% of the bikes I looked at were overpriced junk, but they held air in the tires, and rolled, and someone that was looking for a first bike would NOT have known the difference without finding an experienced friend to help them look.
If you look at my post I do mention that I've only ever owned one new bike, and that was a Walmart bike... every other bike I've ridden I picked up used, including the 1988 Raleigh I'm currently using for a commuter (And currently my only bike) which I picked up off of Craigslist for $50.