Getting back in and need some advice

[PamNY]

Is that a Trek? It looks similar to the Trek I bought when I first returned to cycling. Like you, I was on city bike paths a lot.

My bike was fine, though a little heavy. I upgraded to the Trek fx category recently.

Price varies depending on location. Look on Craigslist for a starting point. I'm in NYC so prices are high.

Are you buying from an individual or a shop? Where I live, a lot of bikes listed on Craigslist were stolen. I lucked out and bought one from a person who had receipts, owner's manual, etc.

I got some good advice about evaluating used bikes in this thread:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...=evaluate+bike

Good luck and congratulations on returning to cycling!