I have yet to own a adult bike in my adult life but I now feel inclined given my apartment offers free parking. Does anyone have any tips? I live in the NYC region, and do enjoy how Citibikes ride. I live in NJ and commute to NYC often. Likely I would keep the bike in NJ to ease commute hassles.
There’s a local shop that has some bikes around the $300 price point that seem to be decent starters.
Really depends on what you want and or need. Good general things to look for are riding position (biggest indicator is drop bars vs flats vs cruiser bars), mounting points for racks and fenders, and reliability. Try to avoid buying from department stores as the bikes are often mass produced and of very low quality.
I would go to a bike shop and ask to test ride some cheap hybrids or cruisers.