Originally Posted by xxguitarist

I agree that its quite inexpensive, but the quality of these ebay bikes is always questionable. If your budget is a very rigid 300, then yes, you will have some trouble with the bikesdirect bikes. If you're willing to sell a textbook or two on half.com, and put that towards the bike, then you've got plenty to get a BD bike & add a brake from benscycle or similar.