Hello and advice requested

08-03-2004, 12:15 PM

Hi, my name is Tom Roussell. I've been lurking for a week or so, and really
enjoy the personalities posting here, not to mention the information that's
being shared. There aren't many newsgroups this lively and this friendly,
and I'm glad I found it!

I'm want to buy a bike for recreational riding. I haven't ridden regularly
in probably 30 years (I'm 47 now). I've been looking for a
comfort/recreation bike in the $300 - $400 range just to get started. A
colleague at work mentioned he has a two year old Trek Navigator 200. I've
only seen the bike in a picture so far, but it appears to be in decent
condition. He's willing to let me take the bike for a while as a trial. BTW,
he and I are almost exactly the same size, so I imagine the fit will be
close. My question to the group is ... Is it frowned upon to bring a used
bike to a LBS for an inspection and possibly a fitting? I would, of course,
be willing to pay for these services. But since the LBS sells bikes, I
wouldn't want to offend them by not buying a bike from them. OTOH, my
colleague is willing to let the bike go for almost nothing. I don't see how
I can go wrong even without the inspection.

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

Tom