Thanks for the advice! I went to Recycle a Bicycle (both in Brooklyn and LES) but all they had were mountain bikes. I'm going again today since they got a new shipement in, and if they don't have anything then I'll go buy a Kona Dew. I've been looking at Cragslist for over 3 weeks now and nothing's come through (bike's too small, too big, etc) and I just really want to start riding! :-) I tried the Dew last weekend and NYC Velo and it felt great! It looks like a nice hybrid for me start with. Next year I'll be afford a nicer bike if I see that that's what I need. Thanks!