<p>Im going to get a bike this week, possibly tomorrow (thank, god) and I was wondering, what brand/type of bike works best for you. Basically, just to get around campus and surrounding areas.</p>
<p>don't go for anything fancy or really expensive if you're just using it to get around campus, i.e. you don't need any suspension, disc brakes etc and you don't need a nice road bike. Just try out whatever you plan on buying and make sure you like it and it's reliable</p>
<p>I have a Nishiki roadbike from the 1970s. It doesn't look fancy (which is a good thing) and its really light. I don't understand why anyone would use a mountain bike to ride around campus but I see tons of them out there. I say you should go to your closest used bike / thrift store and drop 30 dollars on an old but good road bike.</p>