Originally Posted by
hr2510
If $$ is tight,Don't to forget to check thrift stores(goodwill etc.) and craiglist.
BE CAREFUL on ebay. Some jack up the shipping cost and pic.s can make a bike look MUCH BETTER than it is. Example: here is a pic of mine. While it's no where close to new looking it looks "OK" and I would probably bid on it if the price was low. I assure you looking at it personally would reveal it's a rust bucket. (but I like it and it was
FREE on craiglist)
+1 to being careful on ebay, I have had good luck with ebay, but it's been mostly with frames that I have built up. Shopping on ebay just means the you need to do your research and know what you want to spend before you lay down the cash
.