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Old 04-20-2009, 09:31 PM
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Ride as many bikes as you can in your price range and buy the one that feels "right" to you. After all, if you aren't comfortable on the bike you aren't going to ride it.. Any decent bike shop will also make sure you fit the bike properly.. if they don't, walk away. Also if you are going to upgrade componants at the time of sale most shops will give you credit for your unused parts on trade.
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Old 04-20-2009, 09:35 PM
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I'm planning to spend my next few weekends testing out bikes.

Some of the stores in Vancouver told me I can't have anything other than a brief 5 min trial so they've lost the sale already.

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I'm planning to spend my next few weekends testing out bikes.

Some of the stores in Vancouver told me I can't have anything other than a brief 5 min trial so they've lost the sale already.

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I test rode mine for about 30km before deciding on it.
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Old 04-20-2009, 10:06 PM
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I test rode mine for about 30km before deciding on it.
30km's! now that's a test ride!

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Old 04-20-2009, 10:21 PM
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Yeah, a 5 minute ride is nowhere near enough. Good luck. Bike buying is so much fun. I do it at least 10 times a day. (In my imagination anyhow )
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Old 04-20-2009, 10:30 PM
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Yeah, a 5 minute ride is nowhere near enough. Good luck. Bike buying is so much fun. I do it at least 10 times a day. (In my imagination anyhow )
Yep! It's addictive! As you can see my the number of replies in this thread, I'm finding hard to keep my mind on work!

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I love Rocky Mountain bikes.. I own a Rocky myself.. HOWEVER they are genneraly overpriced. You can usually get a better bike for less money.
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I love Rocky Mountain bikes.. I own a Rocky myself.. HOWEVER they are genneraly overpriced. You can usually get a better bike for less money.
They feel comfortable & look damned sexy though!

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