Went shopping for a new bike last weekend. First new bike in 12 yrs. Started out in this Trek/Cannondale shop. The sales guy is showing me the Trek line up. Rolls out a Domane.....


Me: I've read about the model, would like to ride it, but I don't think I need disc brakes.

Sales guy: Disc brakes aren't the future, they're NOW.

Me: Well I live rurally in the mountains and hardly use my brakes. Where I ride there are no stop lights. I never break for traffic. And by the time I think about scrubbing off speed downhill the next uphill starts and slows me down. I have the same pads on my bike that came with its 12 years ago and they're fine.

Sales guy: Disc brakes work great when wet, don't fade, you'd be amazed.

Me: How about maintenance?

​​​​​​​Sales guy: Well you have to bleed them every few years.

I say OK. Then to myself I really don't brake much why do I want to bleed the brakes on my bike?

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Then he shows me how you can adjust the "cushiness" of the ride by sliding this collar up and down the seat tube.

Me: That seems kinda gimmicky. It's a bike, not a Lexus.

​​​​​​​Sales guy: You'd be amazed how much you'd use it.

Me: If I want to adjust cushiness why don't I just let some air out of my tires?

​​​​​​​Sales guy: Just stares at me and says, want to ride it now?

Is it me? should I want this stuff?