Beginner rider (retired)

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 04:17:40 GMT, Will Wright <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

A little over a week ago I poster a question on
buying Target/Walmart type bikes for a beginner. I
got a good response and many helpful tips and ideas.
Thanks to you all.

I have done some research and am starting to learn a
little. I have chosen a Hybrid type for my type of
riding, mostly on the Clermont and West Orange Trail in
central Florida.

I have found a new Trek 7100 in a local bike shop at just
under $300.00 which is at the top of my budget for now. I
was told the frame is warranted for life and running gear
for two years. This all sounds good to me and more than I
expected when I started to look for a bike.

I have seen (on line) many makes and all have models in
that price range and are hybrids. My question is, Should I
be happy with what I have found as to quality and
performance or keep looking for a different make?

Thanks for any comments, John

Have you ridden the Trek? Did you like it? This is
what counts.

And how about the bike shop? This is where the real
differences lie. Most bikes, whatever the brand, will be
similar to other bikes at the same price. Shop for a bike
shop, and then shop for a bike at the shop that you want to
do business with!

Trek makes good bikes. You won't go wrong with them. If you
like the bike shop, you like the price, and you like the
bike, then the sooner you purchase the bike the sooner you
will out riding. Which is what all this research is about.

Off the top of my head, other brands that probably offer
similar bikes would be Specialized, Bianchi, Raleigh... I'm
sure others will know more.

By the way, good move getting away from the WalMart bikes
and looking at real bikes. The differences, especially over
time, are well worth
it.

If you like the bike and the dealer who showed it to you,
buy it and ride! The weather's good and time wasted is gone
forever. Ride and ride and ride.

I have not ridden the Trek yet. The bike shop owner says he
will have to fit the bike to me and he wants me to ride it
first before buying
it. He is not pushie and that is what I like. Good advise
because I will need to deal with him in the future.

Dan Daniel said:

Will Wright said:

A little over a week ago I poster a question on buying
Target/Walmart type bikes for a beginner. I got a good
response and many helpful tips and ideas. Thanks to
you all.

I have done some research and am starting to learn a
little. I have chosen a Hybrid type for my type of riding,
mostly on the Clermont and West Orange Trail in central
Florida.

I have found a new Trek 7100 in a local bike shop at just
under $300.00 which is at the top of my budget for now. I
was told the frame is warranted for life and running gear
for two years. This all sounds good to me and more than I
expected when I started to look for a bike.

I have seen (on line) many makes and all have models in
that price range and are hybrids. My question is, Should I
be happy with what I have found as to quality and
performance or keep looking for a different make?

Thanks for any comments, John

Have you ridden the Trek? Did you like it? This is
what counts.

And how about the bike shop? This is where the real
differences lie. Most bikes, whatever the brand, will be
similar to other bikes at the same price. Shop for a bike
shop, and then shop for a bike at the shop that you want to
do business with!

Trek makes good bikes. You won't go wrong with them. If you
like the bike shop, you like the price, and you like the
bike, then the sooner you purchase the bike the sooner you
will out riding. Which is what all this research is about.

Off the top of my head, other brands that probably offer
similar bikes would be Specialized, Bianchi, Raleigh... I'm
sure others will know more.

By the way, good move getting away from the WalMart bikes
and looking at real bikes. The differences, especially over
time, are well worth
it.

I agree..scope out the bike shop..do they cater to your
needs? Do you have a good vibe? They will be your advisors
as well as salespersons. You can do no wrong with a Trek -
ask Lance...I ride one too...so we are probably biased
🙂 ride on
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Quoted message said:

I have not ridden the Trek yet. The bike shop owner says
he will have to fit the bike to me and he wants me to ride
it first before buying
it. He is not pushie and that is what I like. Good advise
because I will need to deal with him in the future.

Dan Daniel said:

Will Wright said:

A little over a week ago I poster a question on buying
Target/Walmart type bikes for a beginner. I got a good
response and many helpful tips and ideas. Thanks to
you all.

I have done some research and am starting to learn a
little. I have chosen a Hybrid type for my type of
riding, mostly on the Clermont and West Orange Trail in
central Florida.

I have found a new Trek 7100 in a local bike shop at
just under $300.00 which is at the top of my budget
for now. I was told the frame is warranted for life
and running gear for two years. This all sounds good
to me and more than I expected when I started to look
for a bike.

I have seen (on line) many makes and all have models in
that price range and are hybrids. My question is, Should
I be happy with what I have found as to quality and
performance or keep looking for a different make?

Thanks for any comments, John

Have you ridden the Trek? Did you like it? This is what
counts.

And how about the bike shop? This is where the real
differences lie. Most bikes, whatever the brand, will be
similar to other bikes at the same price. Shop for a bike
shop, and then shop for a bike at the shop that you want
to do business with!

Trek makes good bikes. You won't go wrong with them. If
you like the bike shop, you like the price, and you like
the bike, then the sooner you purchase the bike the
sooner you will out riding. Which is what all this
research is about.

Off the top of my head, other brands that probably offer
similar bikes would be Specialized, Bianchi, Raleigh...
I'm sure others will know more.

By the way, good move getting away from the WalMart bikes
and looking at real bikes. The differences, especially
over time, are well worth
it.

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 20:53:21 GMT, Will Wright <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I have not ridden the Trek yet. The bike shop owner says he
will have to fit the bike to me and he wants me to ride it
first before buying
it.

That's a good sign about the shop owner.

Quoted message said:

He is not pushie and that is what I like. Good advise
because I will need to deal with him in the future.

A good relationship with a bike shop is very very helpful.
Little things can make a huge difference. Like being able to
go back after you've ridden a bit and ask him what you can
do about this or that bit of discomfort, etc. Feeling
comfortable going in to talk will make learning to ride and
use the bike much better.

One thing I have tried to do over the years is to go in to
'my' shop at times when they will be slower. During, say,
the middle of Saturday, they will have lots of customers,
people picking up repairs, people with flat tires, etc. Not
a good time for me to pick their brains. Weekday mornings
are much better!

I hope that you can find the right bike soon. Give the Trek
7100 a spin and see how it feels!

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One thing I have tried to do over the years is to go in to
'my' shop at times when they will be slower. During, say,
the middle of Saturday, they will have lots of customers,
people picking up repairs, people with flat tires, etc.
Not a good time for me to pick their brains. Weekday
mornings are much better!

Even better is when you're a good enough customer that
they'll let you in before the shop officially opens. Then
it's just the wrenches playing loud music on the radio,
working on the bikes, and there's no other customers in the
store, or the telephone ringing.

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