Road Cycling - So I've got to do a little big of bragging.

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Moistfly
06-14-04, 07:33 PM
My bike finally came in (felt 45) to the shop today, got built up etc... And I think I ended up with a hell of a deal. First of all they just knocked 250 off the intial price they quoted (1725) so I ended up paying 1475 ... then they upgraded the wheels (IMO it's an upgrade) from the ksyrium equipe's the bike came with, to velomax circuits ... then they gave me a set of speedplay x2's for half off ($55) and another 50$ off the shoe. I'm stoked .... ibpeoplehateonsomething

Zin
06-14-04, 07:37 PM
You do know that it is required to post pictures of any new bikes, don't you? :D
Moistfly
06-14-04, 07:43 PM
You do know that it is required to post pictures of any new bikes, don't you? :D

I do now :o .... I'll have to find someone with a digicam first though :D

pjbaz
06-14-04, 07:44 PM
I believe the wheelset swap was done by Felt. There's a 45 at the LBS here with those wheels...which are nice if you ask me.

I considered that bike but didn't love the ride. I went with a Lemond Zurich.

The rest of the "deal" sounds great. I wonder why they dropped so much $ off the top only to save you more by cutting prices on gear. Seems they want your business forever.

Enjoy!
PJ
Moistfly
06-14-04, 07:50 PM
Indeed, actually what they told me (which I'll take with a grain of salt but could very well be true) was that Felt was offering deals to closeout their '04 stock so that if a retailer purchased 14 felt bikes they'd get a 15th free, and I asked at the right time and they were willing to cut me a deal since they'd get mine (the 15th) for free. And I think you might be right about the wheelset, it's odd, in one of the bike shops the 45's had the equipe's and the 35's had the elites, and in 2 other's they were swapped for velomax, wonder why that's the case. Anyway, i'm done being a nerd for now, time to go ride ^_^
Zin
06-14-04, 08:11 PM
Seriously though. It sounds like a good deal to me. But then I don't know much. :D
timmhaan
06-15-04, 09:51 AM
sounds like a great deal! and a great LBS too. how does she ride?
Moistfly
06-15-04, 10:26 AM
It's pure heaven (especially going from an early 90's chro-mo mongoose :o ) I even rode it to work today just because I couldn't wait to get on it again this morning and now I think i'm going to start commuting every day because it felt so great and takes literally 10 minutes more than the drive. The only "problem" I had with the bike can be easily resolved by tweaking the FD when I get home tonight but other than that i'm totally in love :D