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Bicycles at Costco (*** seeking advice ***)
Hello all,
This is my first posting to this newsgroup. Let me also mention that I like bikes, but I am not a pro... I ride my bike for fun (work schedule permitting, of course). Since it's the time that I replace my 12-year bike, I stopped at Costco in Dallas and checked out the mountain bikes. I liked a dual suspension Cephas Fever 7.7 TG mountain bike with 21-speed Shimano gears, thumb-shift, RST front suspension, FormulaAero spoke wheels, etc. for $199.99. I know that this is not the coolest and the lightest bike out there, but I feel that it would be sufficient to satisfy my needs. Does anybody out there know anything about this bike? I can not find anything related to it on the Web. Thank you all! :-) |
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Thank you, Bill, for replying. Well, I buy brand name skis because I am
a ski instructor. However, I really can not justify (to myself) spending a bundle on a bike. If I were Lance Armstrong, I would. I guess, I would not, because I would get a free bike in that case. :-) I believe that dual suspended bike for $200 is not a bad deal. If I use it lot and if I see that I need a better bike, I will buy a brand name bike... maybe even from a local shop. Cheers from sunny Louisiana! Mario :-) PS. I know, I know... Louisiana & mountain bike sounds like a true oxymoron. No tunnels and hills around here... |
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"Tom Sherman" wrote: If you can stretch your budget to $300, you should be able to find something. And $300 is less than 10% of the cost of the high end Trek bicycles that Lance Armstrong races. And if he keeps the bike for 12 years like the last one, the extra $100 will amount to less than $10/year. Art Harris |
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Tom Sherman wrote:
wrote: Thank you, Bill, for replying. Well, I buy brand name skis because I am a ski instructor. However, I really can not justify (to myself) spending a bundle on a bike. If I were Lance Armstrong, I would. I guess, I would not, because I would get a free bike in that case. :-) I believe that dual suspended bike for $200 is not a bad deal. If I use it lot and if I see that I need a better bike, I will buy a brand name bike... maybe even from a local shop. If you are planning on riding on the street or even non-technical off-road, suspension is not needed. In addition, many cross-country racers still ride hardtail mountain bikes due to their lighter weight and lack of "pogo" from pedaling forces. The suspension components on a $200 bicycle are not going to be of high enough quality for the conditions that require full suspension, so they are best avoided. One good hard hit on an off road ride will make you want a suspension regardless of what kind. Last summer I was blasting my high rent Huffy down a gravel road and hit a rock that was the lesser of two evils. I managed to hop the front over it but the rear hit so hard it nearly broke my sit bone. On that ONE occasion I really wished I had used a suspension bike and not the Huffy. I think even for casual riding, you would be better off getting an entry-level hybrid from a competent bike shop that can assemble and service it properly, and even more importantly obtain proper fit for you. If you can stretch your budget to $300, you should be able to find something. And $300 is less than 10% of the cost of the high end Trek bicycles that Lance Armstrong races. Again, do you all have a fear of doing your own wrenching? A few good tools and the knowledge that you can fix your own bike gives most people a good feeling. $50.00 or even a garage sale salvage work for me as long as I get the exercise I want. I think the new kid on the block should be considered smart enough to make his own call on a bike. It isn't like buying a house and working on a bike is far short of rocket science. Bill Baka |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 11:53:16 -0800, bbaka wrote in
message : Just a warning here, you are going to get ragged on for buying a Costco bike and not an expensive one at a Local Bike Shop. No, you could buy a cheap one from the LBS and not get ragged. It's the shop, not the price, that's the problem. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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