Buying a bike in Melbourne - but where?

Question

I'm getting a work visa and will be in Melbourne before the end of the year. I will have enough money to get a car, but I'd rather use public transportation and buy a bicycle rather than invest in a dar if things don't work out.

Where can I buy a affordable, off the rack, bike? Here I've gotten good ones for less than $200. 21 speed with shocks and very sturdy. I don't see a bike as a prestige item, it's a mode of transportation for me.

So - ideas? Links?

Answer 1

Bike shop , one somewhere near the train station

Answer 2

Elizabeth Street in the city, tonnes of bike stores both motorcycles and bicycles.