>>1084179>the paths are smooth and I mainly care about getting there as fast as possible to make my early sports practice a road bike would be most aptsounds good
keep in mind that old steel road bikes are mostly pretty tough and reliable
they make very good commuters as long as they're maintained well
>Could I post some listings to get some opinions? sure, there's no real /bbg/ up right now afaict
>pic>It's $399 but comes with a year of maintenancethat's a decent old ten speed, but nothing special
should make a good, reasonably quick and reliable commuter
that's more than its worth for the bike alone
however, since its from a shop you can trust that nothing is broken on it
and a year of free maintenance will help you a lot getting started
so it wouldn't be a bad decision at all, although for bike alone id only pay 250
sometimes bikes vary in price in some areas, so def check craigslist too
>knows next to nothing about maintaining and fixing bikesgetting started its nice to have a shop in the picture
they'll make sure any bike you buy is assembled competently
and they can make sure that nothing gets completely fucked
however, over time it is very important to learn to work on a bike
one of life's most important skills, needed when you least expect it
best to start with a bike where everything's done right
but look at how it goes together
learn to fix a flat first and how to clean and oil chain
then as needed learn to replace bearings and cables
if you keep your bike happy it will take care of you
and of course, read
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