Posts Tagged ‘Cannondale’
I Got Me Some Wheels
Written on March 2, 2010 at 9:37 am, by hleggat 3 Comments
Category Heidi Leggat | Tags: Cannondale,Heidi Leggat,Infinite Cycles
Yahoo! After much searching I have finally purchased the PERFECT bike. Buying a bike was a tremendous learning experience. To tell everything I have learned would take way to much space, so I will do the best I can at condensing. First, I went to what felt like 50 million bike stores. I looked at bikes that started at $390.00 and bikes that cost $5,000.00. I even went to pawn shops to see if they had any used road bikes. I checked the want ads for a few weeks, to no avail. I talked to all my biking friends to get their opinions on bikes. I talked to my road biking brother-in-law to get his opinion. After all this I decided to buy my bike at Infinite Cycles for the following reasons:
- They offer lifetime service on every bike. Most shops only offer two tune-ups on a new bike. Infinite will tune up my bike as often as I need as long as I own it! Plus, they are super close to where I live so I don’t have to drive very far for my tune-ups.
- They sell the best looking bikes: Cannondales (Of course this is based on my good taste and opinion
- They have the best customer service and treated me like a queen. I was there for two hours learning about my bike and getting fitted for it. They answered every question I had and I didn’t feel rushed. I went back two days later to get something and even though he had never helped me before, the guy that helped me knew who I was. I was amazed.
- They are not pushy. I’ve always been a little leery of going into a small bike store because I was afraid I would be hounded by the sales staff (like a car dealership). Not at this store! I left there feeling like I had made some new friends. (I know that sounds cheesy, but it is true.)
- They are the biggest community bike ride supporters. They are supporting Goldilocks and The Tour de Riverton. You know when a store supports the community like this they love biking!
I purchased new instead of used for a variety of reasons. The most important are listed below:
- I don’t know enough about bikes to trust that I would be getting a good deal when buying used.
- When you buy used you have to expect to still put a little money into the bike for tune-ups, parts, fittings, etc. I figured I would have had to put at least another $200.00 into the price of a used bike to get it to where I wanted. And, I would not have the benefit of getting free tune-ups every year. Tune-ups alone can run between $60 and $140. Fittings for the bike can run about $60.00. Even the seat of a used bike might need to be replaced and those can be expensive too.
I hope these tips help anyone looking for a bike. My biggest fear was to spend money on a used bike and have it turn out to be a lemon or just simply not have the right fit. I know that some people are able to find screaming deals on used bikes. However, I am so happy with my decision to buy from Infinite Cycles. The included fit and lifetime service are really what sealed the deal for me.