My LBS is a dealer for Giant, Felt, and Specialized.
I did not buy my Specialized Shiv Elite off the shop floor. The shop special ordered it at my request. The shop staff did go over the sizing options with me before ordering the bike.
I did not seriously consider buying a Giant. I do not know anybody who rides a Giant. The company is unknown to me.
I did consider buying a Felt IA, but it was more expensive, and I only know two people who ride Felts.
Factors in favor of the Shiv were that it was cheaper than the Felt IA, I know lots of people who ride Specialized bikes, including the LBS staff, and Specialized generally has favorable reviews online. Hambini even has PowerPoint slides showing that Specialized's tolerances aren't quite as bad as a lot of other major manufacturers.
In short, my LBS didn't pressure me to buy the Shiv. That was my choice.
I did not buy my Specialized Shiv Elite off the shop floor. The shop special ordered it at my request. The shop staff did go over the sizing options with me before ordering the bike.
I did not seriously consider buying a Giant. I do not know anybody who rides a Giant. The company is unknown to me.
I did consider buying a Felt IA, but it was more expensive, and I only know two people who ride Felts.
Factors in favor of the Shiv were that it was cheaper than the Felt IA, I know lots of people who ride Specialized bikes, including the LBS staff, and Specialized generally has favorable reviews online. Hambini even has PowerPoint slides showing that Specialized's tolerances aren't quite as bad as a lot of other major manufacturers.
In short, my LBS didn't pressure me to buy the Shiv. That was my choice.
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Fredo_Adagio: Apr 23, 20 14:47