Comments on: Places on internet to buy used bikes? http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/ Get latest information, reviews, and deals on Trek Frame and Trek Bicycles Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:52:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Daniel H http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Daniel H Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:52:09 +0000 http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/#comment-158 My goodness! At that price and you haven't bought it already? Then, you shouldn't buy it. Don't settle for less than the bike that you test drive, compare to others, test drive again, and finally refuse to leave it at the store. Of course, one should avoid Ebay junkers. Those are there for a reason. Unless the seller has been injured to the point where he or she is unable to ride a bike, then the Ebay bike is there because it displeased somebody. Best to avoid anything that you can't test drive. The test drive, and several of them, is the bottom line when it comes to the most reliable way to select a bike. With the presence of technology trickle down providing a fine frame and excellent rear drive to every modern bike store bike, and the differences between $400 and $2000 costing a very small amount aftermarket (crankset with alloy chainrings and effective performance wheelset that is both application specific and bike specific as far as correct ride qualities), which is much smaller pricewise than purchased with the bike, then price no longer has merit. In fact, the only remaining reliable method to select a bike is to keep trying to locate the one you can't refuse. . .test drive. Not on-line. My goodness! At that price and you haven’t bought it already? Then, you shouldn’t buy it.

Don’t settle for less than the bike that you test drive, compare to others, test drive again, and finally refuse to leave it at the store.

Of course, one should avoid Ebay junkers. Those are there for a reason. Unless the seller has been injured to the point where he or she is unable to ride a bike, then the Ebay bike is there because it displeased somebody.

Best to avoid anything that you can’t test drive.

The test drive, and several of them, is the bottom line when it comes to the most reliable way to select a bike.

With the presence of technology trickle down providing a fine frame and excellent rear drive to every modern bike store bike, and the differences between $400 and $2000 costing a very small amount aftermarket (crankset with alloy chainrings and effective performance wheelset that is both application specific and bike specific as far as correct ride qualities), which is much smaller pricewise than purchased with the bike, then price no longer has merit.

In fact, the only remaining reliable method to select a bike is to keep trying to locate the one you can’t refuse. . .test drive. Not on-line.

]]> By: Chris C http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Chris C Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:07:36 +0000 http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/#comment-157 Ebay!!!!!!!! Ebay!!!!!!!!

]]> By: uncleneal http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-156 uncleneal Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:01:36 +0000 http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/#comment-156 I would never buy used bike online... too easy to get stuck with a piece of junk... check local bike shops for bikes sold either on consignment or as trade ins... I would never buy used bike online… too easy to get stuck with a piece of junk…
check local bike shops for bikes sold either on consignment or as trade ins…

]]> By: D-ster http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-155 D-ster Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:33:10 +0000 http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/#comment-155 google search ebay google search
ebay

]]> By: EDDie http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-154 EDDie Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:55:53 +0000 http://www.trekframes.com/cycling/places-on-internet-to-buy-used-bikes/#comment-154 I would look at: eBay CraigsList I would look at:

eBay

CraigsList

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