Maybe... I was just wondering why BD sells much older bikes, and the costs don't seem lowered enough to warrant buying them over newer models from the other place


I've been doing a lot of research into buying my second road bike. I'm getting back into biking after a long time away from riding.

I know what I want, and can figure out the proper frame sizes, assemble myself, oh, and out here in Lafayette La, the sales taxes suck, so whatever the LBS will sell me (at a price likely a lot higher than online), I've got to add another 9.5% in tax. So I'll likely buy online (probably a Kestrel) and gladly pay a shop nearby for the required tuneups when I can't figure it out.

I'm new to BikesDirect's offerings and have read so much good stuff about them.

Also, I'm leaning towards a Nashbar Carbon bike decked out with Ultegra. Today it is down to 1275.00, but I'm just not ready to buy.

I've got a bike loaned out to me while I shop and it is an older Trek 1.2. Not too bad of a bike to get in shape on while figuring out what to buy.

I'm not ruling out used bikes, around here they pop up a lot. I've missed out on a few nice ones, either too big or too small or sold before I could check them out.