here's some light reading for you... Google is your new best friend... now repeat after me...

http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests

16-85 consider to be a wide angle shooting, the lower value of the first 2 digit is, the wider the photo you shoot will be, and price also will be more pretty. 

Instead of getting 16-85mm, i'd rather you go with the kit lens first, you're getting D7000 right? Play with it and see how it goes, and see what's great for you, from my POV you still don't know what kind of stuff you going to shoot, that's why i came up with this conclusion for you.

As for whether to go for 16-85 or not, i'd rather you go for a "true" wide angle instead of this, with that price you can get a Sigma 10-20mm which is a true wide angle lens.

For D7000, the kit lens is 18-105mm.

Well i can see there's a trigger for it, but need people to double confirm, i my self still haven got 1 for my self yet.

First off, bigger aperture = more light can be absorb = pwns in low light shooting
2nd, better lens quality = produce sharper image
3rd, BOKEHLICIOUSSSSS

the rest, you might need to ask other people, i only know this 2 so far. :S

18-105 lens can get cheaply around RM600 edi i think 

Last week just bought another set, body only at RM2950 and with kit lens if I'm not mistaken is somewhere around RM3800? Didn't really ask the price of set with the kit lens though because already made up mind to get body only.

obviously he's talking about prime... single focal length = prime ...

well eugene, just come over to lowyat and shop for camera and pray that you don't get conned that's it, price here is like pasar malam, no doubt those camera shop in the mall near your house have to sell it at higher price due to the rental and not actually everyone shop for gadgets in those mall, people are funny sometimes, they love to shop for expensive stuff at place with a lot people around, they actually feel proud about it, but of course, price will be cheaper a lot, but it all depends on how well is your negotiation skill.

so like i said kEazYc , sorry that you've mistaken for 'knowing' your primes 55mm i heard u say?  unless its an old MF lens from the film era like i mentioned earlier...

if its the 50mm you're on about, eugene, then if u have the money (which isnt a lot for an f/1.8 glass), go ahead and have a try. most ppl wont be dissapointed with it.

I suppose you're trying to say... why bother 50mm prime (single focal length) when you can have it covered with 18-55mm zoom lens.

One that differentiates between a prime and zoom lens is the aperture. Since you're new, try google and read about the exposure triangle (Aperture + Shutter Speed + ISO). It's basic and foundation to photography.

Single focus length lens or prime usually has big aperture (smaller the f value, larger the aperture).

Example 50mm f/1.8D or f/1.8G vs 18-55 f/3.5-5.6G. The largest aperture on the 50mm prime is f/1.8 while on the 18-55mm would be f/5.6 maximum on the 55mm end. If you did the googling job above, you should understands how aperture could affect your photo output

If you like bokeh, you need to get a fast lens. For example, the 50mm f1.8. It is the cheapest AF prime lens and a must have for all photographer. If you want more out from the 50mm lens, invest on the f1.4 version, you will never regret

G of course. It is sharp at wide open compared to D. Renders nicer smoother bokeh too.

What grip?

Agreed
35mm can get closer, example to get this shoot

Rin & Len @ Help Cyber Games 2 by CalvinPixels, on Flickr

Agito: I used to think that way could solve the picking which focal length to choose issue too. But that is not the case. The main reason someone chooses to get a bright prime is because they are wow-ed by the bokeh and DOF. So to ask someone to test by turning the kit lens might sounds sound. But the fact is for someone that have not really had any hands on on the real thing, it's hard to make any final decisions and in the end will only submit to peer pressure into buying what others tell him is good.
The best way is to have a TT and get some friends or confidant who actually have the said lens to actually point out to him physically what to expect from each lens. Show him the MFD, resulting bokeh, angle of view, etc. But at the end of the day, doesn't pressure him into getting either one, but lets him choose for himself.

Not sure if all the blabbering makes sense to you all or not. But oh well, eugene88, either way you will love whichever lens you are going to get, that's pretty much a given.