Originally Posted by will dehne
Thanks for the reply above. Lucky I am not in a hurry. I want a new bike next spring but was hoping to get a close out deal. I will just have to get off my a** and contact more stores outside this town.
My LBS will demo the bike but only very restrictive, such as bike from the store to a designated route.
I like to take the demo to a park road which I know well. This LBS is resisting that idea.
Another LBS will give me a Demo but not a Madone, something close they say.
So I am a bit frustrated but perhaps I just need to try harder and look more around.
I was just hoping that Trek has some program I can get on to try out this bike.
For what it's worth, I've run into the same restrictions you're quoting when I purchased my MTBs. I could ride anywhere on their property or designated area. However, I noticed both stores talked about additional trial time when they saw I was real serious about buying the bike.