B737
New Member
another thought...
I checked out what i liked the most from LBS. They were way out of my price range. I narrowed it down to 3 specific models, from 3 different manufactures at the correct sizes. Then patiently searched craigs list and local papers for MONTHS. it took me about 4/5. But i ended up with a bike that was only 2 years old, FS, in fantastic like new condition waiting to be 'rode'.
You may end up with a nice set up that you grow into. With the economy the way it is, there are lots of really nice bikes getting unloaded used because people bought sweet set ups and realized they never use them.
If i paid full price for my set up, id almost feel bad giving it the beating i try to.
obviously it goes without saying, this approach has its inherent risks. But you may end up spending $400-800 on a used bike that 2 years ago was around 2 grand.
I checked out what i liked the most from LBS. They were way out of my price range. I narrowed it down to 3 specific models, from 3 different manufactures at the correct sizes. Then patiently searched craigs list and local papers for MONTHS. it took me about 4/5. But i ended up with a bike that was only 2 years old, FS, in fantastic like new condition waiting to be 'rode'.
You may end up with a nice set up that you grow into. With the economy the way it is, there are lots of really nice bikes getting unloaded used because people bought sweet set ups and realized they never use them.
If i paid full price for my set up, id almost feel bad giving it the beating i try to.
obviously it goes without saying, this approach has its inherent risks. But you may end up spending $400-800 on a used bike that 2 years ago was around 2 grand.
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