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Old 08-29-04, 07:35 AM
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In my experience the only time an lbs will be willing to knock off some money is if it's last years model. If the bike you are looking at is an '04 you should be able to shave some money off it by saying something like "any way to get me a deal on it since it's an '04" or whatever. If it's a brand new '05 then they aren't as likely to deal as someone else could come in and buy the bike on the spot, but with a previous year model the bike has been sitting there unsold and they need to move to make room for the new ones. But I never say never, worse thing is the lbs will say no we don't deal on '05's or recommend something in your price range.

I just bought my bike and got $100 off since it was an '04, luckily though it had never been ridden 'cause it was built the day of. What type of bike are you looking at?
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