I am a newbie and this is my 3rd post on the boards although I've been reading it for months. I wanted to say "You Go Girl!!" to Witchy for going back to school. I'll be 35 in the Fall and will start my 4th yr of grad school. I completely understand the need to save $$ and recommend pre-owned bikes. I'm buying one now because I can't afford a new one. I figure that once I've been out of school for a year I'll treat myself to a major upgrade (if I want to) when I can actually afford it.

QB