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04-25-03, 10:04 AM
when i was a kid bike fit was never a concern, i rode whatever my parents were willing to buy for me, and i had a blast on it.
now im 37 and until last year i hadnt riddin much for a very long time.
last spring i decided i wanted to start riding again, but i didnt want to spend a hole lot of money in case i didnt do it much. i went and puchased a low end raliegh, its an m20 i think, not upgraded at all. seemed like a reasonalble price and a good general purpose bike. when i bought it the only measuring that was done was to have me stand over the bike.
its worked out well, i commute to work and go for rides after work and on the weekends. i just joined a local club and look forward to meeting other people and doing group rides. i also want to do some loaded touring.
so now its time to start looking for a new bike. i'd really like to get a bruce gordan :), but thats probably a bit steep. i've been looking at touring bikes in the $1000-1500 range. the problem is bike shops dont seem to have the touring models in stock very often, so how do you decide what to buy if you cant test ride it. this would be especially true with a bruce gordon bike since they dont make it till you order it. how do others deal with this?
now im 37 and until last year i hadnt riddin much for a very long time.
last spring i decided i wanted to start riding again, but i didnt want to spend a hole lot of money in case i didnt do it much. i went and puchased a low end raliegh, its an m20 i think, not upgraded at all. seemed like a reasonalble price and a good general purpose bike. when i bought it the only measuring that was done was to have me stand over the bike.
its worked out well, i commute to work and go for rides after work and on the weekends. i just joined a local club and look forward to meeting other people and doing group rides. i also want to do some loaded touring.
so now its time to start looking for a new bike. i'd really like to get a bruce gordan :), but thats probably a bit steep. i've been looking at touring bikes in the $1000-1500 range. the problem is bike shops dont seem to have the touring models in stock very often, so how do you decide what to buy if you cant test ride it. this would be especially true with a bruce gordon bike since they dont make it till you order it. how do others deal with this?