Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Looking for a new bike

The last couple month I have bee test riding bikes to find a more aggressive ride. I love the one I have but I want to go faster and I feel that a full tt bike will help me achive that goal. Since I raced for wheelworks I decide to check them out, they had a cervelo p3c and a transition s-works. Both were nice I liked the cervelo better, but what I really wanted was to try an orbea which they steered me away from. Next I went to ata looking to ride an argon 18 112e which they did not have but showed me a kuota kalibur frame set (very light)  and QR's caliente and tequilo, both QR's were nice rides, liked the caliente better but still what I was not looking for. Cycle Loft, I went there to check out elite but since I want to be on a carbon bike they put me on a specialize transition expert. From there I went to international bikes were I finally rode the argon 18 112e also a really fast bike and in the running with the cervelo. They also wanted me to try on a Trek e7 which was not in the calibre I am looking for. Today I decide I would talk to fast split before I drove any where. They told me to come on down to look at guru. I live in Salem ma so I been driving to see these bike and what I have found out is I really did not need to dive far to find a bike. I drove to Peabody today a 5 min drive where I meet Marty of Fit Werx2. I went here because the have Kuota and I really wanted to get on one. He did not let me ride anything, really did not have any bikes instock and said we need to fit you first to find what bike will be best for you. To me this made sense, fit first then bike, so I am thinking of going with Marty and the fit first. I feel this will help with my gaol of going fast were as all the other stores I went to were more about the bike and we all know it's not about the bike.
Thanks Marty

j

1 comment:

April Bowling said...

Fitwerx is amazing - the fit first buy second approach is well worth the time and $ - you get a fast bike and a healthy body...key as you know from your knee...

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