I was talking online with a guy in our local bike club. The shops that I went to are in a town 50 minutes away. He prefers the shop that sells Giants. But, our in town LBS is a Giant dealer too. I would've bought a Giant Hybrid, but he didn't seem to eager to sell and ended up not having quite what I wanted, so I just went with Trek.

I took my bike in for a tune up. He asked about my mileage, I said I thought that I was doing well, I liked to ride. I said that I'd like to look into a roadbike and he says, "So soon?" I told this to the bike club guy... He said that the shop owner isn't really much of a salesman. He's much happier to fix them. And, I guess that people say he's got a good guy quality, doesn't want someone to dive into too much bike that they don't need and then be unhappy with it.

So, I was talking to the bike club guy... He said that he told the LBS guy that I may be looking for a bike. ANd I reminded him that I had told him too. But, my friend said that he'd go shopping with me if I wanted. He recommends the Giant dealer in Sioux Falls over the Trek dealer. He was going to explain something, but a kid got hurt and he had to get offline.