| I've been working on 'going green' for a few years | | | | cheap road bikes available used. Sure enough once I |
| now and one of my biggest steps has been cycling to | | | | started looking I learned that bike enthusiasts change |
| work. Of course before I started I had to shop around | | | | their bikes as often as they change their underwear! |
| for a decent road bike. Now I'm smart enough to know | | | | Especially those 'rich preppy guys'. They seem to get |
| the cheap bikes available at Wal Mart or shops like | | | | a new bike as often as they get a new cell phone - |
| them are going to fall apart in no time. Actually they | | | | every time a new model comes out. With lots of riders |
| can be quite dangerous too. So, I started by shopping | | | | moving up or losing interest it's really quite easy to |
| solid brands like Specialized. Schwinn and Trek. | | | | source out a good deal. |
| Unfortunately I was blown away by the price for new | | | | Online is probably the quickest and easiest way to find |
| bikes. Really outrageous when you think about it. I | | | | a ton of bikes and to be able to compare prices etc. |
| quickly decided I would leave the brand new stuff for | | | | Craigslist, E-Bay, Kijiji and all of the 'used stuff for sale' |
| those rich, preppy guys who are more concerned | | | | type sites are excellent. Another great source is It |
| about the way they look than helping to environment | | | | doesn't hurt to step out and check out what's right in |
| or staying healthy. | | | | your neighborhood too. I almost bought a beautiful bike |
| Finding a Cheap Road Bike I started thinking about the | | | | from the used inventory at my local bike shop but then |
| green motto - reduce - reuse - recycle and it occurred | | | | I decided to think about it over the weekend. I was |
| to me that there would probably be lots of good | | | | glad I did. |