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Conference noted::bicycle

Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

958.0. "When to buy now or spring?" by WOODRO::LEWIS () Fri Jan 06 1989 08:31

    Ok all you bikers out there. I have a question for you. It's been
    a while ssince I've bought a bike. My question is when is the best
    time to buy. I'm thinking about buying it as soon as the 89 models
    are out, won't be getting to much use out of it until spring (it's
    a mountain bike so I might take it out once or twice in the snow
    if we get any). I don't really need it until spring, but I'm afraid
    the price will increase in the spring when most people buy them.
    What's your thoughts?
    
    Thanks for your help!
    Shannon
    
    PS. In case your wondering I want a Rockhopper Comp.
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958.1AHOUSE::ACKLEYStill the King of NothingFri Jan 06 1989 09:497
    
    Now, while in the winter, bike shops are having a slow season,
    there are likely to be sales on.
    When it warms up, there will be less of a selection, and
    the bike shops will all be more crowded.

    			Alan.
958.2EST::CRITCHLOWFri Jan 06 1989 13:376
I would look now. A lot of the 89's are in. If you are willing to take 
an '88 you may get a good price because the dealers want to get the 88's 
out of the shops. It seems to me that Bicycle Alley in Worcester is 
having a sale on the Specialized mountain bikes....

JC
958.3Many good bike shopsAKOV11::COHENFri Jan 06 1989 15:4014
    Due to the apparent biaseness towards the Bike Alley in Worcester
    by writers to this notesfile, I'd just like to mention that there
    are at least 5 very high quality bike shops in the Boston area that
    are probably having sales on all kinds of bikes as well.
    
    Briefly:
    	Bicycle Exchange: Harvard Sq. Cambridge
    	Bike Nashbar: Needham
    	International Bicycle Center: Brighton, Newton
    	Frank's Spoke and Wheel: Framingham, Westborough, Waltham 
    	Plus many others
    
    ABC
       
958.4Support for .3 -- Cheaper than Bike Trashbar....CESARE::JOHNSONTutto sbagliato; tutto da rifare.Sat Jan 07 1989 16:297
    My ex-SO (yes, we still talk, believe it or not) recently got a
    Vitus-framed bike with Shimano 600 SIS, Mavic MA40 Rims, and nice
    tires for $8** at the Bicycle Exchange.  Though I'd never buy
    an aluminum bike myself (no, we didn't break up over this), I
    have to admit that it was a great deal.
    
    MATT