"but the bike - what about the bike! Does not your hybrid have to get around in poser land somehow?"

Oh, shes quite happy cruisin around in her FREE `57 BelAir:

As for the leather dress, I remember seeing very similar free ones at Yamatos costume festival.
Free Aviator googles can be had at RDNA:

Im pretty sure there is also a free Bike somewhere out in Poserland.
(BTW, theres a VERY NICE free Scooter at Posetteforever.)

As I said, $29 is not too expensive, but keep in mind that you pay for a mesh that weights more than twice than ApolloMaximus and still bends worse than the Unimeshes.
So Ill rather stick with my free stuff for now.
^-^

stahlratte