August 23, 2010 at 1:55 pm
#28260
CBBaron
Participant
I think a cheap small bike is a lot more fun to start with. It makes learning easier and you can challenge yourself alot more than you would consider doing on a heavier more expensive bike. Like exploring down a gravel road, doing a u-turn on a small street, pulling off the road on to a gravel shoulder for a quick break or to that a snap shot, etc.
And as you mentioned if you can get a good bike for under 2 grand then if you want to get a different one later it no big deal.
If a salesman is trying to convince you by telling you you’ll be a sissy or look like a girl then I would completely tune that person out as they have little worth saying.
Craig