Re: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-02 Thread islaysteve
Regarding Tims bike shop story (and not to derail this too much) but doesn't the customer, in general, have some level Of responsibility for making informed purchases (oh, and $10K purchases at that)? In this instance he was already advised to wait and talk to Tim's shop. I guess some peoples'

Re: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-01 Thread Aaron Young
Well done, DP. :) I suggest putting that response in the "Best Posts Ever" list. For your friend who is Tri-curious: have him buy a reliable, "heavier than necessary" bike (Atlantis, Sam with drops and shifter/brakes or even a Roadeo) so that he can train on it. It's "weight training" or "train

[RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-01 Thread Mike Shaljian
The eccentric answer: tell them to buy a Jones diamond frame and run super motos tubeless on WTB Scraper rims. That bike will be fast as f&*k. People don't understand the black magic of Jeff Jones until they ride one of his bikes. They're astonishingly fast and capable, even for (reformed) tri-d

Re: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-01 Thread Deacon Patrick
Cheap steel? Sure, it comes at the expense of weight. Cheap carbon? No. Thank. You. It comes at the expense of me. With abandon, Patrick > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-01 Thread Anne Paulson
I would have a long chat with him. The first question we should always ask in these cases is, "What kind of riding do you want to do?" Is this bike to be exclusively for triathlons and triathlon training? Does he have any other bikes? How competitive is he in triathlons? Is he interested in any ot

Re: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-01 Thread Tim Gavin
ge wrote: >> >> How good a friend is he? >> >> >> >> *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com] >> *On Behalf Of *Amit Singh >> *Sent:* Friday, May 01, 2015 5:26 PM >> *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >&

Re: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-01 Thread WETH
5:26 PM > *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike > > > > He has a budget of $3,000 and wants to buy a "tri-bike" and wants your > advice on what to get. > > > > What do you tell him? >

RE: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-01 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
How good a friend is he? From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Amit Singh Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:26 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike He has a budget of

[RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike

2015-05-01 Thread Amit Singh
He has a budget of $3,000 and wants to buy a "tri-bike" and wants your advice on what to get. What do you tell him? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e