Originally Posted by Maxim
I am not compelled to buy Lemond, but at the moment admire their looks more than others in the $1500-$2500 range, and figure that one of my main motivations to ride won't simply be having a well fitted bike, but one that looks good. I'm not expecting a 'realistic' ride on a trainer, but I figure at least that would make sure the fit is pretty okay, and I'm just not experienced enough with road biking to work out from trainer or test ride whether the bike will really suit me more than any other anyway...
If you don't have a properly fitted bike, you will not want to ride it. Now if you just want to lean it against a post outside Starbucks, that's a different story.