Does anyone have a recommendation on where I can buy a road bike? Ive had my bike for years and serviced it myself so I'm a bit out of touch on where to go. When would be a good time to buy if i want to ride it this season? Or did i miss the summer sales?
Posted Mar 30, 2016, 3:11 PM UTC
King St Cycles big spring sale is this Saturday (April 2). Never had a problem with their service.
Highly recommend you hit up this sale!! They're also a great service shop.
Ciclo Werks near the train tracks by Erb and Regina, in Waterloo, is fantastic. Very small, friendly, but certainly a premium bike shop. I found the service at Ziggy's in Kitchener to be terrible, I can't recommend them, and King St Cycles is pretty bad too. McPhails cycle and sport is pretty good, I would also recommend them.
I bought a road bike from King St Cycles in January. I had a great experience with the sales team and ended up getting an older model they had around for a significant discount.
They do have a sale coming on Saturday as was already mentioned, but unless you know what you want already it seems unlikely they will really be able to spend a lot of time figuring out what's best for you as the volume of shoppers will be high.
I've had great service from Ziggy's servicing my previous (much cheaper) bicycle. I've never bought a bike there, but had good experiences buying shoes and pedals and the occasional tube. It wasn't until I became a regular customer that I began feeling welcome there though. They primarily target the high end market and are justifiably accused of snobbery and as a large person with a cheap bike I was very clearly not their target customer and they have a habit of letting that show.
Oh, and if you have any sort of brand preference for your bike, that will significantly limit local options. There's only a little bit of overlap in offerings.
I did quite a bit of research before purchasing, and really enjoyed http://road-bikes.gearsuite.com/ as a resource.
Ziggys is super expensive... buy they always have pretty carbon things in stock. I haven't been to Cyclo Werks since they moved from Waterloo - but they used to have some decent carbon fiber stuff there too.
they've done below msrp for me on new models. wouldn't say they are 'super expensive' for bikes... maybe gear.
Yes they especially have great end of season sales... the problem is they carry brands which inflated MSRP... like Trek... and Cannondale... and they don't carry brands like Blue Competition Cycles...
I bought my Trek at Ziggy's last year. They were about $80 more expensive than Grand River Cycle - 1769.99 vs the 1849.99 - but they price matched them no problem. I had issues finding a comfortable saddle and they let me try a few out and when none of them were good for me gave me a refund and I found one elsewhere. I went in for a pro fit and the guy was honest with me and said he could take my money but the $160 fit probably wouldn't be worth it for me. He spent about 30 minutes giving me a free fit which I appreciated. Overall I am happy with their service and would buy from them again.
Black Arrow at 50 Queen St S downtown. Great service, good selection and a good range of options.
yeah he really knows his shit and it's his local shop. support local! woot! carries fuji.
so what you're saying is i should go buy a fuji track pro?