Choose me a bike??

noodleman
noodleman Posts: 852
edited March 2015 in Road general
Not really a serious post as such but I simply can't get my head around the number of people who ask what bike they should buy for two, three, four grand.
Do people really have that little confidence in their own decision making and that much faith in another person's opinion to let someone else basically choose them a bike?
Just makes me wonder if the buyer actually appreciates what they are buying if they don't really know what they want.
Not a dig at all. Just an observation.
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  • Pigtail
    Pigtail Posts: 424
    people have many different motivations for such a post and the way they are debated the forum certainly seems to have an appetite for it.

    Some reasons include:-
    If you're spending a lot of money on something then you want confirmation of your own world view
    If you are at an early stage, some views may help to narrow your research area
    If you have done a lot of research you may want to know you haven't missed a possible contender
    Much excitement about getting a new bike and wanting the world to know
    Taking a big step up in price / range and being overwhelmed by all the choices

    All of these and more are valid reasons for asking, it doesn't mean a random stranger on the Internet will make the choice for you!
  • crikey
    crikey Posts: 362
    Most people are stupid, unfortunately.
  • BrandonA
    BrandonA Posts: 553
    A unicycle
  • curto80
    curto80 Posts: 314
    I don't disagree with the sentiment but complaining about (sorry, "observing") people asking for bike buying advice in a forum called "buying advice" seems a bit unfair.
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,059
    I think that these days, with the internet, it is very easy when looking to buy anything to get blinkered into one train of thought. Or simply be overwhelmed by all the different options.

    Someone else may have had a very similar "problem" and come across a very different "solution."
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  • TheHound
    TheHound Posts: 284
    I've never seen anyone really asking for others to choose them a bike.

    Generally people ask for advice on specific aspects. Which is more comfortable/which has better wheels/mudguard clearance :p.
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  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Anyone know if the 2015 Scott Foil Team Issue frameset is mechanical & Di2?
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  • DKay
    DKay Posts: 1,652
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Anyone know if the 2015 Scott Foil Team Issue frameset is mechanical & Di2?

    You obviously don't know what you really want. :lol:

    To date, all Foil frames have either been mechanical or Di2 and not interchangeble. I can't see them retooling for a frame that is in it's final year of production. FWIW, my 2013 Team Issue is Di2.
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