SHould I sell?
07-06-06, 10:34 PM
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SHould I sell?
Hello I am a newbie and I was going to buy my GF a Windsor bike from Cycle Spectrum. What shocks me is that they have free lifetime service on the bike. I am tempted to sell my Trek 1000 2006 and get one of the brands at cycle spectrum(Fuji, motobecane, Windsor) purely of saving sin the long run because of the free service. DO you think this is a good idea?
07-06-06, 10:50 PM
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Lifetime free service IS a major plus. I wish shops around here would offer that.
Fujis are nice, what do you have in mind?
Fujis are nice, what do you have in mind?
07-07-06, 11:39 AM
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I'd keep your bike. Usually the "free" lifetime service is limited to adjusting derailleurs and is of limited value, especially once you figure out that it's not hard to do and it's more of a pain to take the bike to the shop than to do it yourself.
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I wouldn't change your bikes simply for this reason alone. The Trek 1000 is a good starter road bike IMO. Fuji makes a very good bike also. But, for only some adjustments here and there, I would just pick up the Zinn Road Bike Maintenance book ... and save money that way.
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07-07-06, 06:17 PM
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gobes: so Cycle Spectrum won't clean the chain, take it off, oil all the necessary parts? Hmm, it costs 75 dollars here just for a minor tune-up. I was thinking free service includes the tune-up that other places charge 75 dollars.
07-07-06, 06:22 PM
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I would inquire about what is covered. I doubt they will clean and lube your chain on request. If you needed a new bike it would be a great perk, but I wouldn't go through the trouble of selling and buying a bike for it.
You can learn to that stuff yourself anyway. $75 buys plenty of tools and lube. Working on bikes is even kind of fun if you are a mechanical sort. Check out parktool.com/repair.
You can learn to that stuff yourself anyway. $75 buys plenty of tools and lube. Working on bikes is even kind of fun if you are a mechanical sort. Check out parktool.com/repair.
07-07-06, 06:40 PM
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I agree with Gobes. Most LBS's will give you free lifetime tune-ups, which usually consists of adjusting the deraileurs and brakes. At the shop where I bought my bike, they will tune it up for me, but I have to make an appointment and there's usually a month wait. Obviously, they're trying to discourage people from bringing it back.
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I bought a bike with free lifetime tuneups and the shop went out of business 6 months later. It's free lifetime tuneups for the life of the shop, not the life of the bike, or even your life.
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I thought Trek had a lifetime warranty on its products...
