She has access to these good people as well: http://www.davisbikecollective.org/
But I get where Jim's coming from. I presume a lot about bike selection, fit and maintenance that maybe I shouldn't. Cheers, David On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Peter Morgano <[email protected]>wrote: > I dunno Jim if that kind of fear is warranted. If this person has access > to a decent wrench most bike repairs are pretty straight forward, in my > experience. > On Apr 11, 2013 7:34 PM, "Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I would strongly disagree with Zack. Buying used is not a good idea. >> There are just too many risks, too much screwing around, and too much >> pressure to make a quick decision (selecting from a limited number of >> choices) for the novice used bike shopper. Better to buy something new from >> a bike shop. It need not be steel, or even "Riv-ish". Chances are, unless >> she has already drunk the Kool-aid, the bike she chooses won't be even >> remotely Riv-ish, which is fine. >> >> On Thursday, April 11, 2013 9:58:48 AM UTC-5, Zack wrote: >>> >>> I would strongly recommend going the used/craigslist route. Such a >>> better value, she can get SUCH a better bike going that way, even if she >>> wants to take it to the LBS to get a full tune-up/service. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
