Quote Originally Posted by Pachyderm
. One of the guys in the shop just kept trying to get me to buy a new hybrid, despite my insistence that I couldn't afford a new bike, and that I wanted drop handlebars. As I was begining to get irate, the manager appeared and offered his assistance. He rides road bikes, understood exactly why I wanted drops and started taking my bike apart.
Sounds like the first guy was trying to be a salesman. I don't like the pushy sort, and never buy from them. Maybe he was new and trying to prove himself. The manager seems far more experienced and willing to listen, and in my opinion, that makes a good salesman. When they don't listen, I don't buy. But that manager, down the line, when I wanted to buy something bike related, I'd go to him.
I never did look at bikes today, not in the flesh. I've been surfing a bit. I am into this not driving when I don't have to, and I work tonight so I'm just puttering around the house and sleeping when I can.
But I looked at the epinions link you sent, and looked up Trek 7300 as well as 7200, and Bianchi (one guy's broke in half and they were not helpful to him) and some others. There are soooo many bikes out there. Raleigh intrigues me too. This is definitely not just going down to the shopping plaza (pre-mall) and picking out a cute Huffy sting ray with banana seat and basket with flowers on it, as I did when I was 7. Blue of course.
And I have to admit I am looking for a blue bike. The one yesterday was maroon. Eeech! Blue totally does it for me, and Trek has a 7300 in blue. Might have to go back this weekend and ask about blue. I know, I know, color should not make a difference, but a blue rig really does run better than any other color, and I just know a blue bike helmet would be safer than a green one, even though green would set off my red hair so much better. I'm being so girlie!
I'd better go lie down for a bit.
Susan