if you can walk away, and not miss it, your wer'nt a biker in the first place. if you cant stop thinking about it, or you are dreaming about it, and you see bikes and have to assess each one, no matter how cheap or obscure, or common, then you should hang tight, cause this thread is pretty good evidence that we all just love ripping around on our bikes, and that that is what its all about. so quit if you can! take some time off? sure, while you save money and think bikes. before you pul the trigger on even a POS, remember that you missed it. and dont forget that bikes get stolen. i spent two years building my dream bike #2 after my dream bike #1 got ripped. its all in the game young rip!