Originally Posted by Koffee Brown
We've been talking about this topic for a few days now, and we're looking at some alternatives on how to handle the questions of this nature. I have noticed a lot of those threads too, and we're definitely going to figure out how to traffic these questions.
Koffee
Forum Mod
I'm sure that you've thought of this but I'll offer it in
case........
Most people ask about a brand name comparison rather than
asking about information about bike types in general. If
people knew what features it took to make up a quality road
bike (or any other type of bike) they would quickly become
savvy enough to KNOW what they are looking at (and for) in
any type of bike they want to buy/ride. There will still be
people that will want someone to "tell" them which bike to
buy rather than invest the time to learn about bikes. For
those folk's,well.....they will still ask the same questions
no matter how much educational material is offered. However,
there will be those who will learn and enjoy the sport even
more.
It's like the old saying.....
Give a man a fish and you feed him today. Teach him to fish
and you feed him for a lifetime.
That said, consider centering a sticky on good old fashion
hard educational material about bicycles and how they get
that way.