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| 12-11-2008 06:53 PM | ||
| equ | Ooops, serves me right for only reading original post (which had some interpretation room)... Sorry and carry on... | |
| 12-11-2008 05:36 PM | ||
| Rob | equ, the bikes of this discussion have motors on them. Having said that, the ONLY thing that really matters in a road bike purchase is fit. The rest is negotiable. | |
| 12-11-2008 04:38 PM | ||
| equ |
I'm thinking of buying a second bike. Saw a friend's specialized roubaix. He did his research, I'm sure and the bike looked nice in blue and white so I'll probably get one. I'll just try to make sure the frame fits. Last time I went into a bike store 7 years ago, I walked in and pointed at the orange one and bought it. Not even sure if I test rode it. While it's a cool Klein frame, it doesn't actually fit me. I have no desire to test and analyze this domain of purchase. No time to be a bike-mudgeon as well.. There is just no end to this. And then you can be a audiophile and a oenophile and a food-mudgeon and on and on... |
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| 12-11-2008 03:46 PM | ||
| John V |
I have a pair of Joe Rocket riding gloves. Heavy leather with carbon fiber on the knuckles. I've had them since 2004 and they haven't worn thin. Haven't crashed though. 
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| 12-09-2008 03:32 PM | ||
| dredmo |
I'd go for it. Winter is the best though, price wise. 7K out the door for my brand new 05. |
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| 12-09-2008 02:52 PM | ||
| Optimus Prime |
I swear by my Held Steve gloves. Really good all year gloves, little warm in the summer and I use a liner in the winter, that give about the best protection your going to find with touring comfort. from www.newenough.com Quote:
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| 12-09-2008 02:46 PM | ||
| Rob |
We started looking in August. The drop in prices started right about then - and has increased as people become more financially conservative. At least that's my impression just from watching what's going on. The drop in gas prices has helped a lot, but even without that, I think there are a lot of Harley's and similar cruiser style bikes that are bought as mid life crisis outlets by people that really aren't all that interested in riding them. Then there's the ever increasing number of lay offs and the resulting fear in a large portion of the rest of the country. The deal my friend got was from a car salesman at a ford dealer . . . I imagine his income has gone down a bit recently. Oh that reminds me - what's the hot set up for riding gloves? I seem to remember rgal saing her first pair didn't do the job when she got her hand injury and she replaced them with some kind of armor glove, but I can't find the thread. |
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| 12-09-2008 02:41 PM | ||
| John V |
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| 12-09-2008 02:10 PM | ||
| Rob |
Yeah, in this economy? If you are willing to shop around, you can get the dealers to start bidding against each other. If you are not adverse to used, just start looking through ads until you find the killer deal for the bike you want. There are lots and lots of heloc purchased bikes that are hitting the market. My friend that I got my license with just bought a two year old bike from a private party for about $6k less than a new one would have cost. It had 400 miles on it. That was rare, but you can find stuff like that if you look hard enough. |
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| 12-09-2008 11:42 AM | ||
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