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Since October I have been wanting to own a bike again. I set a budget of $100 to try find a set of wheels for me.

I have always enjoyed biking as an activity and as a form of transport. I'm not some new-age environmentalist who bikes for the virtue signalling points. I genuinely used to enjoy going out and riding my bike.

In 2016 my beloved bike was stolen from me. I had that bike given to me years ago by a client of my parents work. I used that bike for my paper run, to transport myself, in school triathlons. It was a good bike until it was stolen.

Since then I haven't used a much much if at all. But the past few months have made me want to get biking again.

I have been searching at Kmart & The Warehouse for bikes in October. There is nothing for the $100 range unless you want a kids bike. Second hand shops have nothing. I even tried going to the local pawn shop, which had no bikes. I thought buying a bike would be an easy task.

Finally today I bought a bike from Kmart online. $109 + $15 shipping. Not too shabby. Overbudget but it isn't going to break the wallet. I bought the last one in online stock.

Until I received an email an hour ago about a refund being processed. What refund? I never initiated one. They cancelled the god damn bike purchase.

I'm back to searching for a bike on the market. This is retarded. Maoist China had no trouble giving everyone bicycles to ride around on. North Korea is full of bikes. Yet I can't seem to buy a bike without breaking the bank in a first-world democratic and capitalist country.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Since October I have been wanting to own a bike again. I set a budget of $100 to try find a set of wheels for me. I have always enjoyed biking as an activity and as a form of transport. I'm not some new-age environmentalist who bikes for the virtue signalling points. I genuinely used to enjoy going out and riding my bike. In 2016 my beloved bike was stolen from me. I had that bike given to me years ago by a client of my parents work. I used that bike for my paper run, to transport myself, in school triathlons. It was a good bike until it was stolen. Since then I haven't used a much much if at all. But the past few months have made me want to get biking again. I have been searching at Kmart & The Warehouse for bikes in October. There is nothing for the $100 range unless you want a kids bike. Second hand shops have nothing. I even tried going to the local pawn shop, which had no bikes. I thought buying a bike would be an easy task. Finally today I bought a bike from Kmart online. $109 + $15 shipping. Not too shabby. Overbudget but it isn't going to break the wallet. I bought the last one in online stock. Until I received an email an hour ago about a refund being processed. What refund? I never initiated one. They cancelled the god damn bike purchase. I'm back to searching for a bike on the market. This is retarded. Maoist China had no trouble giving everyone bicycles to ride around on. North Korea is full of bikes. Yet I can't seem to buy a bike without breaking the bank in a first-world democratic and capitalist country. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

6 comments

[–] jobes 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

I'll pitch in $20 if you buy this one

Edit: oops I had a link to a hello kitty bike in NZ, but forgot to paste it. Too late now
[–] GuyIDisagreeWith 1 points (+1|-0)

Have you tried a local college or university? They some of them have bike auctions. It's often cheaper for students to abandon their bikes than ship them home and back to school when the go on break.
[–] KillBill 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

Are there any facebook groups that buy and sell stuff over there in your place? I haven't used Facebook for a long time but I still use other peoples sometimes to look at those "Buy Swap and Sell" groups. Also maybe there are a couple of other sites like this: https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/cycling/other-bikes? . Just have to put your area in.

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