Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!decwrl!ucbvax!petersen From: petersen@ucbvax.ARPA (David A. Petersen) Newsgroups: net.cycle Subject: Re: Considering a First Bike Message-ID: <6118@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 16:41:47 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.6118 Posted: Tue Apr 9 16:41:47 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Apr-85 06:36:05 EST References: <8382@watarts.UUCP> Reply-To: petersen@ucbvax.UUCP (Paul Bradley) Distribution: net Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 6 I'd think seriously before taking a used bike (500cc) on a long trip if I had never ridden one before and had no idea how to fix things. I have a feeling that getting a bike fixed some place like Mexico might be bad news. I've also heard that certain areas are very bad w.r.t. theft and vandalism.