A combination of factors mean there's no new bike for the moment. The main factors were, (a) there were two bikes I fancied. Both had exclusive distribution deals with a major chain. So in I popped. There were none in stock, the advice was "Decide what one you want. Order the biggest frame size, and we'll get it in."
Erm.....no. Would you buy a car without a test drive?
So I went looking again, and found another that I liked, although it wasn't a cyclocross, but a road bike.....decisions......
Back in the major chain for something unrelated, and I got talking to one of the guys, who explained that there was a stock issue with one of the bikes, and the other was so new he hadn't seen it yet, but he could get both bikes in, in my size, so I could compare them and decide if either was for me. (see the difference a decent sales person can make?) So now I have a real dilemma. Do I still want a cyclocross - and if so, which one - or do I go for the road bike?
If there's one thing worse than no choice, it's too much choice, so I've put the decision on hold until I'm 100% sure what I want.
To put it in perspective, I was initially intending to get a mtb for off-road fun and games, so you'll see why I'm not prepared to rush into things.
As for my current bike? It just got a free service courtesy of Dr Bike, and is running like a dream.
Erm.....no. Would you buy a car without a test drive?
So I went looking again, and found another that I liked, although it wasn't a cyclocross, but a road bike.....decisions......
Back in the major chain for something unrelated, and I got talking to one of the guys, who explained that there was a stock issue with one of the bikes, and the other was so new he hadn't seen it yet, but he could get both bikes in, in my size, so I could compare them and decide if either was for me. (see the difference a decent sales person can make?) So now I have a real dilemma. Do I still want a cyclocross - and if so, which one - or do I go for the road bike?
If there's one thing worse than no choice, it's too much choice, so I've put the decision on hold until I'm 100% sure what I want.
To put it in perspective, I was initially intending to get a mtb for off-road fun and games, so you'll see why I'm not prepared to rush into things.
As for my current bike? It just got a free service courtesy of Dr Bike, and is running like a dream.
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