if you want new, the kona smoke is about $350 if you look around you might find a shop that sells it in your area so you dont have to pay shipping. or maybe someone has a link?

http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/01/19/kona-smoke-2-9/

http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/03...ke-2-9-review/

oh and you should have no problem learning to wrench your own bike, get a bicycle repair book (or watch videos on line) and a toolkit. you'll find that working on a bicycle is a little different than a motorcycle but nothing you can't handle at all.