Quote Originally Posted by earthgirl View Post
I think I'll see what a trek fx feels like, too. If it's amazing, I'll call my friend asap and buy it off of him. If it feels like the schwinn, or only slightly better... I guess I'll hold off for six months and buy a "Real" bike later...
Them's fightin' words.
There are lots of FX riders here.
If I didn't have my FX set up for trail riding I wouldn't hesitate to take it on a 30 mile (or longer) ride.

Just because a bike doesn't have dropped bars doesn't mean it's not going to be good for long rides.

That said, see what you can do with your Schwinn. Then you can take that $300 and buy cycling clothes