Originally Posted by
IonSpeedMaster
make sure youre confident riding one in traffic and also your girl is too
...seemed more to me like "he" was the girl that "he" was talking about.
but yeah, on the not too expensive but good quality front.
kilo tt from bikesdirect.com is the cheapest quality option.
IRO irocycle.com is probably 2nd on the list with a slightly higher pricetag and a higher quality option.
otherwise any major manufacturer has a complete entry level bike somewhere in the +/- $600 range