This is going in the beginners area so no chuckling at the back.
So I have some (personal injury) money and the nod from Mrs to spend £1.5k on a new toy, for this amount of money I wanted to test ride a couple to make sure I'm getting the right thing for me.
My LBS is a Giant branch which suits me fine, I would need to ride an XL but they won't have an XL of all bikes in stock will they? Specifically the TCR Adv 2 which I'm interested in.
So is there value in test riding a similar bike in the right size or do I ask them to get in exactly what I would buy? I'd quite like to test the Propel at that price point as well for comparison, would they ship in a few bikes for me or do I just get to chose off the shop floor in my size to get the general idea.
I ride with SPD's, so would they swap out whatever pedal system is on there for me to properly test it and me turn up in my lycra ready to go for a 30 minute blast around the block?
Sorry for sounding naive, all a bit new for me!
So I have some (personal injury) money and the nod from Mrs to spend £1.5k on a new toy, for this amount of money I wanted to test ride a couple to make sure I'm getting the right thing for me.
My LBS is a Giant branch which suits me fine, I would need to ride an XL but they won't have an XL of all bikes in stock will they? Specifically the TCR Adv 2 which I'm interested in.
So is there value in test riding a similar bike in the right size or do I ask them to get in exactly what I would buy? I'd quite like to test the Propel at that price point as well for comparison, would they ship in a few bikes for me or do I just get to chose off the shop floor in my size to get the general idea.
I ride with SPD's, so would they swap out whatever pedal system is on there for me to properly test it and me turn up in my lycra ready to go for a 30 minute blast around the block?
Sorry for sounding naive, all a bit new for me!