Originally Posted by
roadwarrior
And that came from where? Because I arbitrarily used five grand in a couple of responses?
That, and the fact that for road bikes I know that what I bought isn't really high end. It's very good solid midrange. But as a new cyclist buying my first road bike it was still a major purchase for me.
One shop I went to didn't seem to take me seriously because I think they didn't think I was in shape and I wasn't interested in 8K bikes. Oh well...I don't need to shop there.
Originally Posted by
roadwarrior
I have no issue with people doing research. What I try to find out is if the places they went to do the research are credible. Then I can ascertain if the "facts" you have are truly that.
I feel there are very few facts in bike shopping. But there are a lot of opinions presented as facts. And tons of marketing.