Quote Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl View Post
I agree- Trek and Kona both make excellent hybrids that are well thought out, better made than most Walmart-type bikes, yet still pretty affordable.
Huh? Have you looked at hybrids? These are not just one step above Wal-Mart bikes. The Trek 7.9fx is a carbon bike with Shimano 105 and Ultegra. Costs about $2500. You can get a verrrrrrrry nice hybrid and even the bottom ones start at $500, still outfitted with Shimano. Pretty close to prices on road bikes you can get from Trek and Specialized.

Better made than MOST Wal-Mart bikes???? Wow, that statement is so wrong...