Originally Posted by
raymour
I'm starting to realize that! I thought if I did all the research and went and test rode, I would just know which one I wanted... definitely not lol I keep learning more about components, postion, etc and I don't take a $500 purchase lightly. I was talking to the guy at the Giant LBS and he said you wouldn't believe the number of people that come in here, point at a bike because of the color, ride it in a circle and buy it within 5 minutes. That is crazy to me.
Yes, I agree with the crazy side of that. I live in a college down and have several friends who manage rental properties. It is amazing how many high quality bicycles are just abandoned when the students leave each spring after graduation. Some people have no sense of the value of a dollar.
I am also an avid motorcyclist and is it mind boggling to realize how many impulse-buy $8,000 to $12,000 low mileage motorcycles there are in the carports across the country.
Unless you are the 1 in 10,000 who hits it perfect on the first try, anything you buy will take a bit of tweaking to make it completely comfortable. So when you know the size frame and other general specs you are hunting, you can shop and pounce on a deal.
The upshot is that if you can find it, there is an impulse-buy garage queen bicycle out there somewhere that can be your perfect fit.
