I was just talking to my younger sister who is in college, and she mentioned that she was thinking she would like to get a bike since gas prices are so bad and she is trying to keep her driving to a minimum. Now, she really doesn't know much about bikes...we all grew up riding Walmart type bikes which are OK when you're a kid but I want her to get something decent quality this time around :-). She is pretty much looking for something to do errands on and ride around town for fun sometimes. I did tell her to check Craigslist (and have been looking at my area's Craigslist for her...lots of older Trek non-suspension MTBs for good prices and now I am tempted to add one to MY stable to have something for the dirt rail trail etc!!). I also said she should make sure it's something she can put a rack on for carrying things and that touring bikes are good for that, but not sure if she'd freak out about the drop bars. What other advice should I give her?