Do you offer test rides?
04-23-16, 10:19 AM
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Do you offer test rides?
Hello. I was wondering what people do when they have a bike for sale and a potential buyer wants to try it out. What's to stop the person from just riding off with the bike, never to be seen again?
04-23-16, 10:25 AM
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They need to either leave me with their car, or their smart phone, or the money before I let them test ride a bike I'm selling
04-23-16, 10:43 AM
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Every CL bike I've bought when there isn't a foot of snow on the ground I've test ridden. I'm not going to hand over cash without knowing the bike is at least a reasonable fit and rides correctly. That said, my car is sitting in their driveway, making it pretty difficult for me to just ride off on them. The one I didn't test ride in the winter was cheap enough that I didn't really care.
