it's tricky to get where you want to go safely without riding way out of your way. Costco is on Fourth Avenue and, like most north-south avenues in the SoDo neighborhood, is not at all bike-friendly.

The best budget hybrid bikes are an affordable ... tyres for city riding, mudguards/fenders for all-weather riding and usually fittings for a rear rack. In case you want a little more help ...

Because exercise bikes are such a big investment, budget and warranty go hand-in-hand ... in close proximity to where you are going to want to ride it, because it's not very easy to move around.