Hello, first time poster. Apologize ahead of time if this has already been discussed, but I didn't see that it had been.
I'm a somewhat new bicycle consumer having never really purchased a bike from a LBS. It seems practical to me that one would want to test ride a bike before purchasing. But it also makes sense to me that shops aren't going to stock every model in every size in each brand of bike they carry.
Which leads me to my dilemma. I am interested in two specific bikes, but calling most of the shops in their dealer list that carry their brand within a reasonable distance to my house has yielded zero bikes. Any thoughts on this?
Happy to have joined!
blackfish
I'm a somewhat new bicycle consumer having never really purchased a bike from a LBS. It seems practical to me that one would want to test ride a bike before purchasing. But it also makes sense to me that shops aren't going to stock every model in every size in each brand of bike they carry.
Which leads me to my dilemma. I am interested in two specific bikes, but calling most of the shops in their dealer list that carry their brand within a reasonable distance to my house has yielded zero bikes. Any thoughts on this?
Happy to have joined!
blackfish