How to into bikes

Anyone here have a guide for getting into bikes? Im thinking of getting a new, quality one for general use.

You don't really need a new bike for general use; dig around your local classifieds for an old ten-speed road bike or '90s rigid mountain bike (replace knobby tires with slicks for road use). A lot of them were ~$1500 new and can be had for a tenth of that.

Are you going to use it for everyday transportation? I've been using only bike for a few months and it's not very much maintenance. The import parts are: 1. Get new treads for winter so you don't die (only applicable if your snow drifts are over 6 inches) 2. grease your chain once a week during winter or once a month during summer 3. don't buy a stolen bike (see >>18420) 4. don't get shocks for city biking because they make you ride slower 5. run red lights :)

>>18428 >Get new treads for winter so you don't die (only applicable if your snow drifts are over 6 inches) Bruh it's the ice under the snow what'll get ya, that's why winter tires have metal studs.