as of two weeks ago, my bike was unfortunately stolen. i was a naughty cyclist and relied on my kryptonite cable lock to protect it. both the bike and lock are long gone.. but i have ruled out superman as a possible suspect.

so as of a week ago, i was eyeing a brand new 2008 KHS Flite 100...

as of yesterday, it snowed here in boston... and the resulting snow, slush, etc (and the fact that we're in for much more of it) really made me think that a brand new nice(er) bike would be a bad idea until it warms up a bit.

so... any ideas on something relatively cheap, an acceptable beater, and quickly avaliable. (home-built would be an option to possibly reduce costs, but im kinda lookin to get back on the road sooner than later.) Later i plan on grabbing that khs (or anything similar) but for now i'm tryin to find a decent bike for a cheap price.

any ideas for something for my situation? motobecane messenger perhaps?