Bethany1
08-13-2011, 07:13 PM
I was at LBS in Lincoln, fell in love with a funky looking butt ugly school bus yellow MTB bike. I asked the guy about it and if it needed work done. He gave some mumbled response that he hadn't looked at and wasn't sure what was wrong. Hmmm.
After messing with it, the bike needed new shifters. He didn't seem willing to help with that until I asked and said he'd get to it in about a week. I looked over at the wall and asked about the shifters there. He mumbled some more and handed me left/right shifters. I paid for the bike and shifters and left the store. I have a LBS store that will take me seriously and go over the bike. He's lucky I even bought the bike.
Turns out I bought a full carbon Trek Y11 MTB. My LBS guy went crazy over it took a look and said it only needed the shifters and tires. Everything else was in excellent condition except for some paint chips missing.
I brought her home today and she rides like a dream. She's fast and incredibly agile for her age. She goes over gravel with ease and even with 50 dollars worth of shifters she changes gears so quietly you can hardly hear them.
The only downsides are that I'm used to 29 inch wheels and 26 wheels seem "slow". And I don't think the bike was meant for a 215 pound rider even with the seat raised..LOL.
After messing with it, the bike needed new shifters. He didn't seem willing to help with that until I asked and said he'd get to it in about a week. I looked over at the wall and asked about the shifters there. He mumbled some more and handed me left/right shifters. I paid for the bike and shifters and left the store. I have a LBS store that will take me seriously and go over the bike. He's lucky I even bought the bike.
Turns out I bought a full carbon Trek Y11 MTB. My LBS guy went crazy over it took a look and said it only needed the shifters and tires. Everything else was in excellent condition except for some paint chips missing.
I brought her home today and she rides like a dream. She's fast and incredibly agile for her age. She goes over gravel with ease and even with 50 dollars worth of shifters she changes gears so quietly you can hardly hear them.
The only downsides are that I'm used to 29 inch wheels and 26 wheels seem "slow". And I don't think the bike was meant for a 215 pound rider even with the seat raised..LOL.