NOTE: This is a crosspost from 43things.com, an awesome goal-setting site.
"After a lot of research, found the perfect bike and perfect store and purchased it!""
How I did it: I have very specific needs, and a friend who is a serious biker.
Lessons & tips: As hard as it is to wait, really research and find the right bike. It's a lot of money to drop, and you want the bike to be as perfect as possible.
Go to a real bike shop, where the staff race and ride, too.
Resources: Web, obviously
It took me 3 months.
It made me SATISFIED
How I did it: I have very specific needs, and a friend who is a serious biker.
He took all my measurements and plugged them into a site that selects the perfect geometry for any body. (It's about wayyyyy more than height)
We considered modifiying a racing bike, but then found out that Specialized makes a bike with all the adjustments I need already:
Thumb shifters, modified handlebars but on a fast, fast frame
Thumb shifters, modified handlebars but on a fast, fast frame
It's the Vita Expert, it's awesome!!!!
We went to a store in Baltimore called 20Twenty , owned by a former pro racer.
A lot of the staff are cyclocross racers.
We went to a store in Baltimore called 20Twenty , owned by a former pro racer.
A lot of the staff are cyclocross racers.
A guy named Billy fit me, (turns out they sold Ray Lewis a bike and Billy fit him!), and it's perfect.
Their free maintenance schedule is AWESOME too, 2 years of many services!
Their free maintenance schedule is AWESOME too, 2 years of many services!
Lessons & tips: As hard as it is to wait, really research and find the right bike. It's a lot of money to drop, and you want the bike to be as perfect as possible.
Go to a real bike shop, where the staff race and ride, too.
(You can almost tell by looking at them! Ask questions and see what they know.)
Resources: Web, obviously
Went to several stores and tried out bikes.
It took me 3 months.
It made me SATISFIED
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