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I bought a new $350 bike so my expectations are low. I'm ok with that. I wasn't sure the bike commute would stick so I didn't want to go all in right away.
by codezero 12y ago
I bought a new $350 bike so my expectations are low. I'm ok with that. I wasn't sure the bike commute would stick so I didn't want to go all in right away.
- dredmorbius 12y agoSunk cost, so, well, roll with it. But a used purchase in this case is almost always going to be more appropriate. There's a serious inflection point at the lower end of the bike market where you get very low-quality kit. I've not bought new for such a long time I'm not sure where it is any more, but ~$400 - $800 is likely around the range for a basic city bike (e.g., "mountain bike" type stance but geared for city streets). Figure paying half that for a lightly used model, of which there are generally many to choose from for numerous reasons.