Originally Posted by patc
Hey fretman, I'm in Ottawa too. If you give me the name of the store I can tell you if I've had good, bad, or no experiences with them.
Beyond that I agree with the other posters. A bike is much like a car, it may have been test ridden before or not, no biggy. Do go over it carefully for scratches or other damage -that may happen in-store too, even if its never been out the door. Don't worry about it too much, though. I'd be far more concerned with how much time the staff is willing to spend with you to fit the bike, answer questions, etc.
Thanks Pat. The store I went to that has the Marin bike is Fosters on Bank and Maclaren. The sales person was very helpful. He even mentioned to me that if I buy the bike that he would cut the handle bars to fit me. I didn't even know about doing something like that.