schwager@uiucdcs.UUCP (01/18/84)
#N:uiucdcs:8800013:000:1084 uiucdcs!schwager Jan 17 05:53:00 1984 Hello out there. I'm condsidering getting into some touring and am currently looking for a good bike (non-motorized) to do it with. I'm willing to spend about $400, give or take 50 bucks. Here in beautiful Urbana we've got a bike shop, Paul's, that really impresses me. My problem: There are two bikes there that might suit my needs- the Nishiki Cresta and the Miyata 610. I've also scoped out the Trek line, however, and the 520 looks pretty nice to my novice little eyes. But Trek is carried at another dealership that doesn't impress me in the slightest. Are there any opinions out there in net.land? I've heard that it's very important to get a bike from a good dealer- it should be a prime consideration. Should I just stick to the one dealership (Paul's) even if I like the Trek a bit more, or will the differences between the three bikes given above be inconsequential, nitpicky little things, that I won't even have to worry about? Reply to the net; perhaps someone else might be interested. Thanks in advance for any advice. -mike schwager ...uiucdcs!schwager
schwager@uiucdcs.UUCP (schwager ) (01/22/84)
#R:uiucdcs:8800013:uiucdcs:8800014:000:294 uiucdcs!schwager Jan 21 13:22:00 1984 Sorry for including the article in net.cycle. I was under the impression from reading the information page about netnotes that this group was for both motorized and non-motorized bikes. Since there was only one other note in here, I didn't get any impression to the opposite. -mike schwager
dlk@ssc-vax.UUCP (Donald Kaiser) (01/27/84)
You should stick with the better dealership. It is disheartening when i go into some shops because i find that they are poorly stocked and know less then i do about my bike. No matter what bike you buy, it will break some time and you will have to interface with the dealership either through parts or service. If you have to do it often then having a poor dealer just increases the problem. I do 99% of the work on my bike but i want to feel totally confident when someone else does the other 1% because it is usually precision work e.g., machining. You didn't mention why you liked the Trek over the other bikes. I would pick performance over looks any day. Don Kaiser ...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!dlk