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3Z3VH · 06-30-2006, 04:43 PM

Bike shop all the way.

Another thing Bike shops offer that A Wal-Mart will not, is they MEASURE you for a bike. If your frame, seat post, handlebars, and cranks aren't the right fit, you will be VERY uncomfortable if you ride for any length of time, which only leads to you not being as interested in cycling.

I see the same thing happen when someone I know who wants to get into the internet and computers, and they go buy some $200 used computer. They hate the thing for how much it crashes, it's lack of support, and how slow it is, and they ultimately just give up on the whole idea of a computer before they have seen how it COULD be.

I am not saying go all out, but getting a bike that fits YOU, is worth double the price of the Wal-Mart bike.

06-30-2006, 04:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
3Z3VH Tilted	Bike shop all the way. Another thing Bike shops offer that A Wal-Mart will not, is they MEASURE you for a bike. If your frame, seat post, handlebars, and cranks aren't the right fit, you will be VERY uncomfortable if you ride for any length of time, which only leads to you not being as interested in cycling. I see the same thing happen when someone I know who wants to get into the internet and computers, and they go buy some $200 used computer. They hate the thing for how much it crashes, it's lack of support, and how slow it is, and they ultimately just give up on the whole idea of a computer before they have seen how it COULD be. I am not saying go all out, but getting a bike that fits YOU, is worth double the price of the Wal-Mart bike.