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08-29-03, 08:37 PM
ANOTHER YEAR AND I WAS AGAIN LOOKING AT POSSIBLY BUYING A NEW BIKE. I HAVE A 13 YEAR OLD ALUMINUM TREK WITH DOWNTUBE SHIFTERS.
I LOOKED AT ALL THE CATALOGS, SEARCHED THE WEB, WENT TO MANY LBS AND JUST CAN'T JUSTIFY THE COST VS POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS. PLUS MANY NEW BIKES DON'T LOOK THAT GOOD IN MY OPINION. UGLY OR PLAIN PAINT SCHEMES. THE BRAKE SHIFTERS CAUSE THE FRONT OF THE BIKE TO BE NOT SO CLEAN LOOKING WITH THE CABLES DANGLING IN FRONT. I DID TRY A BIKE WITH THE SHIFTERS, MY BROTHERS GIOS WITH CAMPY. I DIDNT CARE FOR IT, TOO MUCH WRIST ACTION TO CHANGE GEARS. THESE MUST BE NECESSARY WHEN RACING, BUT NOT FOR JUST TOURING.
OF ALL THE BIKES I SAW, RECENTLY THE '04 SPECIALIZED ALLEZ ELITE FOR $999 WAS REALLY NICE IN ALUMINUM AND COLORADO HAS A GOOD DEAL ON THE '03 VELA LITESPEED FOR $1199.00
SO TELL ME, WHAT AM I MISSING IN A NEW BIKE BESIDES THE SHIFTERS THAT I ALREADY TRIED AND DID NOT CARE FOR AND WHY DO ALL THE BIKES I DO LIKE COST $2000+.
I LOOKED AT ALL THE CATALOGS, SEARCHED THE WEB, WENT TO MANY LBS AND JUST CAN'T JUSTIFY THE COST VS POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS. PLUS MANY NEW BIKES DON'T LOOK THAT GOOD IN MY OPINION. UGLY OR PLAIN PAINT SCHEMES. THE BRAKE SHIFTERS CAUSE THE FRONT OF THE BIKE TO BE NOT SO CLEAN LOOKING WITH THE CABLES DANGLING IN FRONT. I DID TRY A BIKE WITH THE SHIFTERS, MY BROTHERS GIOS WITH CAMPY. I DIDNT CARE FOR IT, TOO MUCH WRIST ACTION TO CHANGE GEARS. THESE MUST BE NECESSARY WHEN RACING, BUT NOT FOR JUST TOURING.
OF ALL THE BIKES I SAW, RECENTLY THE '04 SPECIALIZED ALLEZ ELITE FOR $999 WAS REALLY NICE IN ALUMINUM AND COLORADO HAS A GOOD DEAL ON THE '03 VELA LITESPEED FOR $1199.00
SO TELL ME, WHAT AM I MISSING IN A NEW BIKE BESIDES THE SHIFTERS THAT I ALREADY TRIED AND DID NOT CARE FOR AND WHY DO ALL THE BIKES I DO LIKE COST $2000+.