Originally Posted by
1nterceptor
Dept. store bikes will have the cheapest, heaviest and oldest tech to get to a certain price point.
Bikeshop bikes will have more reliable and lighter parts.
I'll take a used bikeshop bike over a new big box store any day.
If you ask most seasoned riders; I bet they feel the same way.
This seasoned rider sure does.
After riding big box store bikes for (too) many years, having purchased a bike shop bike a few years ago, I'd never buy from a big box store again. The difference in quality and service is like night and day.
