Help! I need a new bike!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Well. you could keep the bike you have and buy a $150 electric hoist to lift it.

OR
ROAD BIKES For long, demanding road trips.
_____________________________price___rating____weight
1 Klein Rêve v_________________1,800___87_______20
2 Giant OCR Composite 3________1,800___84_______22
3 Giant OCR 1_________________1,000___79_______22 best buy
4 Specialized Roubaix___________1,300___78_______21
5 Trek Pilot 2.1________________1,320___78_______21
6 Cannondale Synapse 4________1,050___77_______21 best buy
7 LeMond Poprad______________ 1,350___76_______22
8 Raleigh Cadent 1.0_____________650___72_______24 best buy

FITNESS BIKES For regular workouts or daily commuting.
9 Giant FCR3___________________630____72______23
10 Schwinn Super Sport GS_______700____71______23
11 Fuji Absolute 2.0_____________700____70______24
12 Jamis Coda Comp_____________830____70______26
13 Cannondale Road Warrior 400___700____67______25

COMFORT BIKES For leisure riding on generally flat roads.
14 Schwinn Sierra GS____________340____69______31
15 Mongoose Switchback SX______280____62______32
16 Giant Sedona DX._____________360____61______32
17 Jamis Explorer 4.0_____________600.___60______35
18 Diamondback Wildwood Deluxe.__350.___58______34
19 Specialized Crossroads Sport.___330____58______31

I used to work with an old engineer that owned over 150 bikes. He told me it's better to ride a rusty old bike that weighs 30 lbs than a high tech, $5000, 15 lb bike and have to carry 20 lbs of chains and locks.

[monster]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I used to work with an old engineer that owned over 150 bikes. He told me it's better to ride a rusty old bike that weighs 30 lbs than a high tech, $5000, 15 lb bike and have to carry 20 lbs of chains and locks.

yeah, that's another issue with the expensive bikes. My current bike weighs way more than 30lb, though. It's also knackered. It needs so much work were I to keep it that it would cost at least the price of an equivaklent bike to fix it. I suspect it may have been damaged when it was shipped here, because I didn't have problems with the front wheel shifting out of alignment like I do know. I'm thinking maybe the packers just forced it flat and bust it rather than using the appropriate tools

I'm biking more and more, so I really want something that I'm not going to curse at and wish I had a different one, as I do currently.

thanks for all the comments and info, guys. all very helpful.