Oh yes!! shifting like butter on a sunny day, Coda, a sweet ride it is...

Decisions, decisions....

I found another bike that also caught my eyes. It's a 2011 Specialized Sirrus Sport Event. It has almost everything that I'm looking for. With components and tires etc. I will have to go to the bike shops and test them for myself.

Thanks everyone!

Self-testing is the only way to go!

- Slim

Hi Slim
I am no expert in the field, but the reading that I have done on how people make cognitive comparisons leads me to believe that this test pattern will lead someone to buy a Coda with a significantly higher frequency, regardless of actual differences (whether they buy a Coda base or high end would be based on whether they can feel a performance difference or not). People greatly magnify differences between things when they test them, to reduce the stress of decision making, and do a poor job of comparing things out of sequence.

OP, if it were me, if I were deciding between three or four bikes, I'd ride the ones that are the longest outside shots first, and move toward your favorites last. Riding models that you aren't considering muddies the water. Decide what the key attributes are that you are interested in, and don't let the salesman tell you how to frame the decision.

Most OEM tires stink, so to base a value or purchase on the highest wear item is not too important, you will change them out soon enough regardless.

And aluminum vs steel is a small worry. Bikes are like spouses. You will grow tired of them long before you wear them out.

I had to ride my friends Sirrus once and even though I'm 6'2 and i was on a small fram I really enjoyed the bike alot. It was extremely light and quick and very responsive and a nice looking bike too.

Hi there Again ChowChow!

Just make certain that your next bicycle purchase is a wise and discrete investment. That Coda can be painted and upgraded twenty years from now, and it will still both look and perform like a new bicycle.

Neither the Trek nor the Sirrus will have such resilience!

It's almost like magic and the art of misdirection...Those other bikes only appear to be real...

At first, you can see them.... Then suddenly, poof!

- Slim

After looking around the internet. I ended up purchasing a 2010 Fuji Absolute 2.0 for $399. For the price it can't be beat. Carbon fork with Shimano Tiagra components and a 12/25T 9 speed.

Ya done good, ChowChow!

Hip..Hip..Hooray, for ChowChow!!!




Now ride the HELL out of it!

- Slim

PS.

You can't beat Tiagra at the price point!

Wow! Nice find. The BF Hybridites(or maybe Hybridians?)are really hitting the jackpot with the Fuji Absolutes lately.