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From: silva@ccup.UUCP (Rich (the Wiz) Silva)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: request for guidance in purchasing a first bike
Message-ID: <105@ccup.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 10:51:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 13 10:51:59 1985
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Reply-To: silva@ccup.UUCP (Rich (the Wiz) Silva)
Distribution: net.cycle
Organization: Compucorp, Santa Monica CA
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{burp}

Here's my nickles worth....

	Unless you have bunches of money around I would strongly suggest
buying a 'small' used bike as your first bike....

	1-> Its alot less expensive all around...
		cheaper insurance...
		cheaper to buy in the first place
		you wont 'cry' so long after you first bang it up

	2-> You'll get first hand experience fiddling with parts...
		this is very worthwhile, you have to first decide
		which kind of whatever to get (usually shocks,
		chain, and/or tires on a used bike)

	3-> after you've had the bike for awhile, you can better
		decide what you really want in a bike....
		1-> maybe you really do want the blazing accel.
		2-> maybe you want a 'two-wheeled Winnebago'
		3-> maybe you want quick-nimble-not-so-stable sterring
			maybe you want steady-put-it-in the corner
			and 'forget' about it steering.
		4-> chain or driveshaft?
		5-> pair of shocks? or (what do they call it) single-shock
			rear suspension
		6-> riding attitude.... hunched over, sitting back, on
			your head, whatever...
		7-> how many passengers :-)

In any case this allows you to better decide what you're looking for without
	investing the money in a new bike, then changing your mind...

Rich