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
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
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
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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)
How good a friend is he?
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Subject: [RBW] So your friend calls and says he wants to buy a bike
He has a budget of
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?
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And is he a triathlete?
On Friday, May 1, 2015 at 5:26:45 PM UTC-4, Pudge wrote:
How good a friend is he?
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Makes me think of a scene last night at the shop I work in.
A 75-year old customer (friend of the owners, apparently) decides he wants
to ride the entire RAGBRAI this year (7 day, ~450 mile supported social
tour).
He goes into a bike shop in Florida (where he winters) and manages to leave
with a
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
