Originally Posted by mooimabear

Hello everyone!
I've just recently bought the SE Draft 2008. Now I already read your forums and know how much everyone "loves" this bike (the quotes indicate sarcasm :]), but this was all or nothing for me really. I'm a college student with very limited funding. With the recent MTA fare hike and my new college being half an hour away, this was sort of like a "blessing in disguise."
My knowledge on bikes is very limited, I have done my reading and am learning little by little but I need some advice right away so my question to you is:

1. What upgrades should I get?
I read that there was a problem with the "crankset," something about the pedals. So please let me know of what I can upgrade to make this a better commuter bike. (Aside from "BUY A BETTER BIKE")

To be honest I took the bike out for a spin and just biked the hell out of it the past few days, and it was a pretty damn good ride. I'm no bike enthusiast so I can't comment on specific stuff like you guys do but hey I enjoyed the ride and didn't really notice anything bad.
Please bare with me and help me out.

Thanks again! :]