And Montezumas_vipe gets the award....LOL Yep, I'm a chick and my girlfriend is my girlfriend, not a friend who is a girl.

Anyway, this bike is pretty much brand new, but I did think the price was a little high. Maybe I'll make him an offer of about $200 and see if he goes for it...if not, I'll keep looking. Maybe I'll buy a new bike and give her my old Marin Hawk Hill, which is also in pristine shape. As far as getting her a used bike as a gift. It's not a gift for any special occasion or anything. I want to go biking and I'd like her to come with me, but her Royce Union, which is a FS, has been sitting in the garage for years and I can't see taking her with me on that. She'd be miserable in a matter of minutes on that thing and I'd be having a good time on my decent bike.

Thanks for the replies and advice everyone...keep it coming