Reply With QuoteThanks F8th637! I live right around the corner from Capitol Hill Bikes, and I actually did have a good experience there. I'm going to check out Proteus...it's really not that far from me.
Honestly, the Performance experience was just as bad as shopping at Best Buy.
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03-12-2008, 11:13 AM #16
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Julie, welcome to TE and all us wonderful Mid-Atlantic chics!
I know I'm going to beat a dead horse here but I highly recommend Proteus too. I bought my first bike last year, a hybrid, from Performance here in VA and sold it to Zen (another Mid-Atlantic TE'er) when I discovered it was too small for me. I then went back to Proteus (that's where I found out my bike was too small for me) and got my new bike which I feel is so perfect for me. I'd probably check Capitol Hill and City Bikes. I had a hard time finding like THE shop for me and Proteus is kinda far for me and I make the haul there because I feel it is worth it.
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03-12-2008, 11:44 AM #17
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03-12-2008, 12:20 PM #18
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Get on over to PG COunty
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03-12-2008, 03:47 PM #19
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Some of my friends race for Capitol Hill's team. They have some nice stuff. And demo wheels! Not at all convenient for me, but I'm thinking of hitting them up soon for stuff BPS won't give me much discount on.
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03-12-2008, 06:43 PM #20
Ooo, talk tri to me!
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I had a great experience buying my Specialized Sequoia at City Bikes in Chevy Chase. I also had a great experience buying my Jamis Coda at Proteus. Performance should definitely be avoided for buying bikes unless you absolutely know what you want and need no help/advice from the sales people.
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03-12-2008, 06:58 PM #21
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Performance is pretty much a self-serve buyer-beware kind of thing. I rescued a woman who was being poorly advised about bike fit at Performance. The clerk wasn't happy with me, but the woman was. I'm probably on a Naughty List somewhere at Performance headquarters. "Banned In All 50 States."
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03-12-2008, 07:09 PM #22
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oh, so that's your photo on the wall
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03-13-2008, 07:57 AM #23
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LOL, I think I saw it too there, Zen.
I've learned my lesson buying a bike from Performance the hard way. I will now only go there for cheap gear."She who succeeds in gaining the master of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life." -Frances E. Willard
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