How to buy a mountain bike

[luliski]

A friend posted this on Facebook and it made me laugh. Sound familiar to anyone?

 

[Tom K.]

Great video.

The critical takeaway being that red is the fastest color!

 

[ScotsSkier]

Isn’t the first requirement to go to a bike shoe fitter.....

 

[Tom K.]

Isn’t the first requirement to go to a bike shoe fitter.....

No. First an Orthopod for custom insoles, then, AND ONLY THEN, may you proceed to a bike shoe fitter.

Followed by an immediate trip to a bike fitter.

Though I can see from here, over the interweb, that you need wider bars, a shorter stem, and a longer dropper post.....

 

[ScotsSkier]

and fat bikes are soooo last year, the trend is to narrower.....

 

[Tom K.]

and fat bikes are soooo last year, the trend is to narrower.....

And remember, fat bikes require a completely different fitting process.

Available at extra cost.

 

[Andy Mink]

then, AND ONLY THEN, may you proceed to a bike shoe fitter.

Do you marry your shoes and date your bike?

 

[EricG]

Do you marry your shoes and date your bike?

I date both. At the end of the year I sell them off and bring in the new girls.