New strategies for buying your new bike

[AndyL]

Looks like I've been doing it wrong all these years.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/may/19/buying-bicycle-saving-money

[trailfox]

the link they gave to 'why cycle (http://www.whycycle.co.uk/bike_styles/mountain_bikes/)?' is also an interesting read..

::talking from a non-mtb POV::

XC (Cross Country) -
This is for what most of us do anyway - a bike for generally playing around in the woods. It may have suspension, but not to an extreme, and will have a good spread of gears and good brakes. Ideally suited to rough but well worn off-road paths and tracks.
lol :p ignore me. Im not going to start the whole xc mincer thing again!

[monty]

Lol, at my age, when I try to buy something and haggle them down by the usual, 'i can get it for x amount at x place' the usual reply is, ' why did you come here then!?'
:o:o:o

[simon]

how insightful, amazon and halfords well know for their amazing cycle knowledge and good aftersales

at least it's just guardian readers that it will stop coming into the shop

[ryan]

Ooooh matron

[MrNuts]

That was haggling for idiots, if the shop was worth his salt he should have trail closed them with the mudguards at £399 instead of letting the punter do the talking.

U know people think this is how cars are brought!

[chris_the_sham]

bought my last car like that - i have learnt from the same advanced sales book!

[MrNuts]

bought my last car like that - i have learnt from the same advanced sales book!

Crap salesman.

[chris_the_sham]

naw - good buyer :)