Originally Posted by
Mook
Caroline,
This question has come up from time to time and to my surprise never really sparked much debate. But, as a fellow noob (newbie) here's my take.
1. I never have really quite understood all of the bike snobbery that is so rampant. I would think that most cycleists would be glad that there is "one less car" and someone is joining the ranks.
I'm never going to celebrate someone buying a disposable product, whether it's a bicycle or a blender. I don't buy my bikes from a LBS, and don't recommend that anyone else do the same. I buy them used from other people. When I sell them, I get at least as much as I paid. Try that with your bike.
Yes, I am anti-WalMart, but mainly I'm just anti-cheap disposable goods.
If something is "all you can afford", you should probably NOT spend the money.