Originally Posted by
rydabent
There are some ugly bents, as there are some ugly DF bikes. However it remains that a large percentage of the riding public would be better served riding a comfortable bent. What ususally happens is middle aged people get fat and want some exercise. They see a bike glide by and think wow that for me. They go to the ave LBS that is wed to DF bikes, and the salesman sells them a mountain bike with upright seating. After ridding it 15 or 20 times they decide it is a pain in the ***, and hang it up in the garage. After a few years it is sold for 5 to 10 percent of what they paid for it in a garage sale. However if they would have bought a bent, for just one reason--------no pain-----they would still probably sitll be riding.
really? is that "rydabent", as in "Ride A 'Bent"? I wish I would have had access to your opinions before I started riding. I have made some big mistakes in my life, but buying and riding all those DF bikes I now realize is the biggest one. I just put my 2011 Giant Defy Advanced One out at the trash. since you must be a 'bent dealer, maybe I could buy one from you and start over, this time the right way. (this is all tongue in cheek, by the way. I am not trying to offend. this has to be the greatest thread, ever!)