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06-12-24 | 09:56 PM

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Doohickie

You gonna eat that?

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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty

Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS

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Originally Posted by Trakhak

The OP can make up his own mind.

I actually like the back and forth about frame material. If I go with Trek, aluminum or carbon fiber is I can get. But the bike shop that's 4 miles from my house lists several brands:

Trek
Specialized
Giant
Santa Cruz
Cervelo
Electra
Liv
Denago eBikes
SE Bikes

And looking at their site they have several other brands, including some All City bikes. I'm in Fort Worth; this is Bike Mart which is Dallas-based but has a Ft Worth location. Most of their bikes say they're available in the warehouse and can be available in 10-14 days. If they truly have a warehouse locally somewhere, I would imagine they could bring one or two bikes to their Ft Worth location for a test ride... I'll have to ask. If I go with the local Trek store they have a fair amount of Domanes and Checkpoints in stock.

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Originally Posted by bragi

"However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."

Last edited by Doohickie; 06-12-24 at 10:16 PM.

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