who likes 2200/sora equipped schwinn bikes?
06-01-09, 02:25 PM
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who likes 2200/sora equipped schwinn bikes?
just saw some guy salivating over this beauty at the local big box sports store, got a kick out of it, especially the price...
06-01-09, 03:16 PM
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Why is a Schwinn with Sora priced at $1000? I demand an explanation.
06-01-09, 03:20 PM
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06-01-09, 07:45 PM
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06-01-09, 09:36 PM
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It looks nice
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06-02-09, 11:40 AM
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Not necessarily a terrible bike, but i got my Sora equipped roadie for like 300$... I must admit this one does look nicer than mine though...
06-02-09, 01:32 PM
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i'm sure it really isnt that bad, but its not even full sora, it has some 2200 thrown in there. the price is the problem, along with the fact that its being sold by a big-box store, which means no support, fitting, or competent help...
06-02-09, 02:06 PM
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Yup, i wasn't arguing that. The price seems at least twice as high as it should be.
Is that a Scheels by the way?
Is that a Scheels by the way?
I payed $1099 for mine.
06-02-09, 02:34 PM
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06-02-09, 02:39 PM
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Shoulda gotten a CAAD 9.
06-02-09, 02:43 PM
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06-02-09, 02:44 PM
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06-02-09, 03:42 PM
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No one ever came back yelling at us about how their bike fell apart...but then again, maybe they crashed and died.
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The Target I worked at many moons ago during college had a guy come from Mongoose or Huffy or whatever when the bikes were delivered. He was a grizzled old dude who slapped 30 bikes together in a few hours in the warehouse. We'd toss them on a the sales floor racks and sold tons of 24 speed mountain bikes with knobbies to unsuspecting suburban dads in pleated khaki shorts.
No one ever came back yelling at us about how their bike fell apart...but then again, maybe they crashed and died.
No one ever came back yelling at us about how their bike fell apart...but then again, maybe they crashed and died.
