Comments on: Study shows that used bike owners ride more, buy more http://urbanvelo.org/study-shows-that-used-bike-owners-ride-more-buy-more/ Bicycle culture on the skids. Wed, 22 May 2013 21:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: DLake http://urbanvelo.org/study-shows-that-used-bike-owners-ride-more-buy-more/comment-page-1/#comment-90255 DLake Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:53:29 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=30043#comment-90255 I haven’t bought a brand new bike since 1996 and I honestly don’t think I will with how much the value drops of new bikes in a few months (like a new car).

The beauty of used bikes is that within 20 seconds you can see 99% of the problems with it versus a used car where a problem can creep up weeks (sometimes months) later.

]]> By: J.Miller http://urbanvelo.org/study-shows-that-used-bike-owners-ride-more-buy-more/comment-page-1/#comment-90201 J.Miller Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:17:50 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=30043#comment-90201 It sounds corny,but my favorite bike is the one i built from spare parts.I poured my blood sweat and tears into that bike.

]]> By: Kyle http://urbanvelo.org/study-shows-that-used-bike-owners-ride-more-buy-more/comment-page-1/#comment-90166 Kyle Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:35:38 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=30043#comment-90166 Anyone who works at a shop knows this.

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