Please tell me if this deal is as crazy as it looks
07-13-10, 08:34 PM
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MY purpose of making this thread was to see if the bike was anygood.
and my purpose for asking is because i need a bike for a cheap price that i can use as a back up.
and if you guys said it was no good, then i would buy it anyways, but resell it.
and my purpose for asking is because i need a bike for a cheap price that i can use as a back up.
and if you guys said it was no good, then i would buy it anyways, but resell it.
07-13-10, 10:12 PM
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chelboed makes me LMAO at times! I agree with his yuppie post. REI's strangely seem to always be in the rich part of town for a reason! Ours here in Asheville is in the "Doctor's Ghetto" as we call it. It is essentially a secluded housing area mainly of doctors and such with their own shopping centers and theatre and all that ritzy stuff. But I say the rich need to be victimized too! Why not sell a Huffy to a a yuppie with a Santa Cruz price tag, if they are stupid enough to buy it I would sell a rock from my property to them and tell them in the center is gold!
But to the OP...................those bikes are not what they should be and a $1100 price tag two years ago, I am skeptical. But if your adamant about getting them then buy them. I would just hold out for something proven and you know is not "crap" as chelboed stated. Good luck.
Did I mention I hate REI too. Give me Performance; PricePoint; Nashbar; Jenson; Cambria; and Blue Sky Cycling any day.
But to the OP...................those bikes are not what they should be and a $1100 price tag two years ago, I am skeptical. But if your adamant about getting them then buy them. I would just hold out for something proven and you know is not "crap" as chelboed stated. Good luck.
Did I mention I hate REI too. Give me Performance; PricePoint; Nashbar; Jenson; Cambria; and Blue Sky Cycling any day.
REI is great for backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, & general camping supplies. Not cheap, but they sell quality stuff instead of box store ****. And as I've said before, REI's customer service is unbeatable. I had a pair of Keens that didn't fit me right even though they were the same size & type as my brother's which fit me. So I took them back FOUR YEARS later after my mom told me about their amazing return policy. Ended up swapping them for a pair of Fivefingers. All it took was buying the shoes with a membership, which was only $20 for lifetime.
07-13-10, 10:32 PM
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Fair enough. You're more than entitled to your own opinion. I just think your opinion has no foundation if you can't find a comparable bike at the same price point. Your opinion has no support or facts to back it up, while mine mentioned the component group to compare it by. The OP can decide which one to follow. If all I had was a $200 budget, I would ride that bike. I'm actually on a bike that was almost that tight of a budget. Nothing special, but you know what? I'm still having fun riding it.
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07-13-10, 11:46 PM
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Now just to make me extremely jealous, what kind of bike(s) are you riding?
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07-14-10, 06:12 AM
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Still dislike them. If I need camping; hiking; and backpacking supplies I go to a mom & pop store here in Asheville called Black Dome. The same personal attention but support of a local non-franchised store. Glad they honored your 4 year old something another. Afterall, they are a chain that make loads of money, the very occassional deal like yours they should honor. It is good business practice.
07-14-10, 06:17 AM
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07-14-10, 06:53 AM
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Just noticed your avatar sig. line. Congrats! I too am soon to be. My wife and I are adopting and should be finalizing things in the coming few months. Alot of happiness and uncertainty to come for sure. I have even picked her out a bike!!!!!!! And not from REI but my LBS!
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Still dislike them. If I need camping; hiking; and backpacking supplies I go to a mom & pop store here in Asheville called Black Dome. The same personal attention but support of a local non-franchised store. Glad they honored your 4 year old something another. Afterall, they are a chain that make loads of money, the very occassional deal like yours they should honor. It is good business practice.
