Originally Posted by
Squeezebox
Personally I think it's strange that I can buy a mountain bike of the shelf, or a credit card bicycle right off the shelf. Or cyclo cross. Paris Robais, road bike, and all the others off the shelf.
But why do I have to buy a touring bicycle and then have to change a bunch of stuff on it to get it right? Why not off the shelf??
If you are changing things on a bike you just purchased, then the bike wasn't right for you in the first place or is flawed & not worth purchasing. An example, if I were to purchase a Trek 920, then started to change the brakes and shifters and cables, then it is clear that that bike was flawed. Same with the wheels, buying a low end bike gets you low spoke count wheels, which is a flawed bike.