StuInTokyo
Maximum Pace
- Dec 3, 2010
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My eldest daughter living in Canada wants a bicycle, she thinks it is stupid to be living in such a nice place and have to take the bus everywhere or walk. Our two daughters live with my parents and go to school there, until now my mother has been very much against my daughter riding a bicycle, she worries about her being hit by a car. Now that she has her driver's license my mom figures it is safe for her to get a bicycle, OK whatever
My mom went to Wallmart to pick out a bike for my daughter, such a deal at $88 My daughter knew I'd freak at this, so she stopped the deal and today we talked on Skype about this, I told them they were NOT going to buy a bicycle at Wallmart, NO WAY!!
My first advice is to go to some local bicycle shops and look around, she does not need any Carbon Fibre yada yada bike, she needs a decent entry level road bike, no Hybrid etc please, get a road bike and be done with it, a good well fit road bike is the way to go, does not have to be a racing bike, just a decent road bike.
Now, if the prices and the service are not great in Kelowna BC where they live, I'm looking to buy a bike online somewhere, Wiggle, Jenson, Chain Reaction are all in play, but I seem to remember a very cheap place that only sold bicycles in the US, can someone help me out with a name? uch:
I'm going to ask some friends in my hometown for recommendations of good bike shops but I'm not holding my breath on getting any good info, any help would be appreciated.
Cheers!
My mom went to Wallmart to pick out a bike for my daughter, such a deal at $88 My daughter knew I'd freak at this, so she stopped the deal and today we talked on Skype about this, I told them they were NOT going to buy a bicycle at Wallmart, NO WAY!!
My first advice is to go to some local bicycle shops and look around, she does not need any Carbon Fibre yada yada bike, she needs a decent entry level road bike, no Hybrid etc please, get a road bike and be done with it, a good well fit road bike is the way to go, does not have to be a racing bike, just a decent road bike.
Now, if the prices and the service are not great in Kelowna BC where they live, I'm looking to buy a bike online somewhere, Wiggle, Jenson, Chain Reaction are all in play, but I seem to remember a very cheap place that only sold bicycles in the US, can someone help me out with a name? uch:
I'm going to ask some friends in my hometown for recommendations of good bike shops but I'm not holding my breath on getting any good info, any help would be appreciated.
Cheers!