There are many online bike selling portals where you can browse the range of ladies bikes and buy the one which you like. Is online buying a better idea when compared to physical brick and mortar shops?
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- Thread starter HarryJames01
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You can offer get a better price online than IRL, but whether that translates into a better deal or not remains an open question.
If you are skilled enough to:
- correctly identify the type of bike that will suit you the most
- pick the right size out of a catalogue description
- do whatever assembly required after shipping
- perform those small tweaks and changes most bikes will need once they start seeing real usage
- get the accessories and spares required for safe riding & successful personal adaptation
- know how to use a bike in that configuration
Then, by all means buy online.
But if you trawl through sites like these you find lots of posts by people who have bought online, found issues with any or several of the above, and then had nothing but frustration once they've unpacked their new rides.
No price range is safe, you have the guy who bought a rather good bike, but became utterly frustrated by not understanding the basics of how his shifter system works, and what it's inherent limitations are, as well as the guy who bought a dirt cheap BLO (bicycle-looking object) and had a huge functional failure on his first ride.
When in doubt, go to a physical store, not a department store, but a proper bicycle store. They can get you in the ballpark in sizes/usage, they can sort out tweaks like stems, saddles, pedals, grips and levers, maybe another set of tires would fit your riding better. There's a place to return to when something isn't entirely right any more.
The key is to get a bike that works for you, one that fits you well enough so that you'll actually ride it. The bargain bike that remains virtually unridden due to not fitting you properly or whatever isn't such a bargain any more.
If you are skilled enough to:
- correctly identify the type of bike that will suit you the most
- pick the right size out of a catalogue description
- do whatever assembly required after shipping
- perform those small tweaks and changes most bikes will need once they start seeing real usage
- get the accessories and spares required for safe riding & successful personal adaptation
- know how to use a bike in that configuration
Then, by all means buy online.
But if you trawl through sites like these you find lots of posts by people who have bought online, found issues with any or several of the above, and then had nothing but frustration once they've unpacked their new rides.
No price range is safe, you have the guy who bought a rather good bike, but became utterly frustrated by not understanding the basics of how his shifter system works, and what it's inherent limitations are, as well as the guy who bought a dirt cheap BLO (bicycle-looking object) and had a huge functional failure on his first ride.
When in doubt, go to a physical store, not a department store, but a proper bicycle store. They can get you in the ballpark in sizes/usage, they can sort out tweaks like stems, saddles, pedals, grips and levers, maybe another set of tires would fit your riding better. There's a place to return to when something isn't entirely right any more.
The key is to get a bike that works for you, one that fits you well enough so that you'll actually ride it. The bargain bike that remains virtually unridden due to not fitting you properly or whatever isn't such a bargain any more.
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