so
searching around online, ive come to the conclusion this bike was maybe $150 in its prime, 20 years ago...
went to 2 shops tonight, got basically the same thing...tune up, wheel needs trued, new tires (dry rot), tubes, both shops said right around $100, give or take.
so if its a cheap bike thats gonna cost me $100 to get decent, and still look like shit, i think i might just end up spending another $125 and get something from wally world or target, that looks decent and much newer. like i said, itll be for casual riding, so im not going to drop major coin now. if i get into it and maybe next summer want to step up, ill do it then...i have this issue where i get into a hobbie and i drop a shitload of $$ on good/great products/parts, then my intrest fades away 6 months later. ill come to my senses ahead of time with this and save money and upgrade later if i feel the need to.