About 5 years ago I started cycling. The most common theme I heard with regards to a bike was to get a decent one from a bike shop as opposed to Canadian Tire or Sport Chek. (Including lots of great advice here.)
I ended up getting hybrid bike- which is a great balance between being sturdy, and light weight. Able to handle a few bumps along the way, but light enough with 700c tires to provide less rolling resistance. I had been looking at a $200 bike to start with, but a friend explained it to me this way. If I buy the $600 bike and end up hating it- I would have no problem selling it for $450. However if I buy the $200 bike- at the time the used market for that bike would have gotten me less than $100. So in the end I would still be "risking" the same amount of money; however the big thing being that I would have a greater chance of sticking with it if I had a bike that was good for me.
5 years later I'm still riding all the time.
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