Originally Posted by
ddeand
If you feel more comfortable buying a good bike from a store that allows returns, go to REI. You’ll have Year to determine if the bike works for you. Is there anywhere else that gives you enough time to put a couple hundred miles on a bike and then return it if necessary?
Performance Bike and/or Nashbar does, I believe.
There was a thread a while back by a poster who used their new bike extensively for an extended period, and then returned it for refund. There was quite a dust up about it, as many thought it wrong to do so the way he/she did.