Why road bikes can only be purchased through face-to-face sales

When I first became interested in road biking and thought about buying a road bike, my first thought was to buy one on Amazon.

This is because I shop on Amazon frequently and it is the shopping site I use the most.

If I searched for road bikes on Amazon, I could find many cool bikes with drop handlebars.

However, after doing a lot of research on road bikes and hybrid bikes, I found out that it is best not to buy road bikes, hybrid bikes, or other sport bikes through Internet shopping.

Why should I not buy a road bike or hybrid bike from an Internet shopping site?

Here’s why.

What about buying a road bike through internet shopping?

You can buy bicycles through internet shopping, but

With the Internet, you can choose from a larger selection and more bicycles than in a store.

If you don’t have a store nearby, or if you don’t have time to go to a bicycle shop, it is convenient to buy a bicycle on the Internet.

So I think it is not bad at all to buy a bicycle through internet shopping.

However, that is only the case if you are buying a typical city bicycle.

I believe that road bikes and other sports bikes should be purchased face to face sales at a store as much as possible, rather than through Internet shopping.

Road bikes from well-known manufacturers cannot be purchased through internet shopping.

One of the reasons why it is better to buy a road bike or hybrid bike in person at a store rather than through a mail order website is that road bikes from famous road bike manufacturers are not available on the Internet.

If you look at Internet stores, you will notice that although they carry sports bikes as a category, they do not sell bicycles from famous road bike manufacturers.

For example, road bikes from major manufacturers such as PINARELLO, BMC, CARRERA, Cannondale, COLNAGO, SCOTT, TREK, and GIANT are not sold.

Some bicycle shops allow customers to order bicycles from the above manufacturers through their websites, but the Internet can only be used to place orders, and delivery of the bicycles is done at the store.

Many bicycles available online are not real road bikes

Search Amazon for “road bike” and you will find bicycles that look like it.

These bicycles are sometimes ordinary bicycles with inferior specifications compared to road bikes and hybrid bikes from major manufacturers.

In general, road bikes with reasonably high specifications are priced from $1,000 and cross bikes are priced from $500.

Road bike-style bicycles that can be found on Amazon are priced as low as $200-300.

These are considered low quality bicycles.

In short, with the exception of a few manufacturers, you cannot buy a real road bike on the Internet.

Why road bikes are only sold in person at stores?

Many bicycle manufacturers only sell bicycles in person at their stores for the following reasons.

Sports bikes are highly specialized.

For example, TREK, which clearly states that it only sells in person, posts the following statement on its website as the reason why it only sells in person.

For the Best Cycling Life If what you are buying is a book or CD, it may be wise to use less expensive online retailers or mass retailers. However, to purchase a sports bike and achieve the best cycling life, in-person sales, in-depth interviews, and after-sales service are essential.

In short, road bikes and hybrid bikes are highly specialized bicycles, unlike ordinary city bicycles.

If road bikes and cross bikes are not ridden in a well-maintained condition with proper knowledge, their performance will not be fully utilized.

So in-person sales are essential to provide that perfect support.

Riding a road bike requires fitting

Riding position is the most important consideration when choosing a road bike.

Road bikes require the selection of a frame of the appropriate size for your physique and riding style, and fine-tuning of saddle height and handlebar position.

Adjusting the position is important and if the position is not adjusted, it can lead to problems such as poor performance and riding comfort.

When purchasing a bicycle, it is necessary to measure your physique and select a bicycle of the appropriate size.

After purchasing a bicycle, you will have to repeat detailed adjustments to find the best position.

This kind of fine-tuning is essential for sport bikes.

However, this cannot be done thoroughly in Internet sales.

Sports bikes require maintenance.

Maintenance is essential for road and hybrid bikes.

It is not like city bicycles, where you can ride with a rusty chain without any maintenance after you buy the bike. (Of course, city bicycles should be maintained as well.)

For example, after a road or cross bike has been running for a while after purchasing a new bike, the shifting of the bike will start to show some oddities.

This is a phenomenon called “initial strech,” in which the shift wire stretches during use, a problem that always occurs when the wire is replaced.

When the initial stretch occurs, the wire must be pulled and readjusted for the amount of stretch.

However, it is difficult for a person with no knowledge of bicycles to make adjustments.

Tires must be inflated frequently to maintain proper air pressure.

Road and hybrid bike tires use valves called French valves.

Tires must be inflated frequently to maintain proper air pressure.

Road and cross bike tires use valves called French valves.

The shape and inflation method of French valves are different from the English valves commonly used on city bicycles.

These are nothing once you get used to them, but without knowledge, you will not be able to inflate with French valves, or even know that you need to inflate frequently to manage air pressure in order to continue riding your road or hybrid bike comfortably.

They continue to ride with tires that have lost air pressure, resulting in more problems such as hitting the rim and getting a flat tire when they ride up a bump.

The influx of poorly maintained vehicles is a problem for manufacturers.

Road bikes and hybrid bikes are originally designed for racing, so they are much lighter than ordinary city bicycles, have thinner tires, and prioritize performance over durability.

Therefore, road bikes and cross bikes do not have the sturdiness of general city bicycles, which can be ridden with little or no maintenance after purchase.

Tires easily lose air, and running out of oil will reduce riding speed.

Even small differences in condition can greatly affect the performance of a sports bike, so if you continue to ride it without maintenance, its performance will quickly deteriorate.

What happens if such a bicycle is sold to everyone without explanation?

A lot of people will not even be able to inflate the tires properly, and a lot of people will get flat tires because they do not understand how to ride with thin tires.

The manufacturers will receive more and more inquiries about even the most rudimentary maintenance, such as adding air and oil.

Even in an age when information can be picked up on the Internet, these basic precautions are hard to notice.

f a user rides a bicycle purchased via the Internet without maintenance, rides it in a manner that is off-basic, or rides it poorly maintained and causes an accident, the manufacturer will be at fault in the end.

It seems to make sense for the manufacturer to sell only face-to-face as a countermeasure to minimize this risk.

Other Reasons

By limiting sales to in-person sales at stores, it is easier to maintain the brand image and prevent price erosion due to cheap sales at discount stores, etc. This has the advantage of making it easier for manufacturers to control various aspects of their business.

If you are not familiar with bicycles, you should buy from a face-to-face sales stores.

People who cannot maintain their own bicycles are in trouble if they purchase bicycles through Internet shopping.

Some people may think that they can buy a road bike from an Internet store because it doesn’t have to be a full-fledged spec road bike and they want to ride a road bike at a low price.

Ultimately, it is up to each person to decide where to purchase a bicycle.

However, it is best to consider only those who have a basic knowledge of bicycles to actively purchase a road bike through Internet shopping.

This is because when you buy a bicycle from an Internet store, the pedals and handlebars may not be installed and you may need to install them yourself before you start riding.

Also, even after assembling the parts, you need to check them all the way through for any defects.

Depending on the condition, you may have to make adjustments yourself.

If you do not have knowledge of bicycles and tools for maintenance, you will end up crying to a bicycle store.

If you are riding a standard city bike, you can ride it without any adjustments, and it is unlikely to be a problem.

However, when it comes to road bikes and hybrid bikes, there is a huge difference in specifications between riding a bike in a sloppy condition and riding a bike in a proper condition.

Therefore, if you are not able to adjust and maintain the bike yourself, it is better to buy it from a store from the beginning to avoid any problems, and it will also be less expensive.

Good thing I bought bicycle in the store.

Nowadays, if you search the Internet, you can pick up any amount of information on how to maintain your bike.

You can manage to buy a road bike or hybrid bike through internet shopping.

However, if you don’t have much knowledge about bicycles with practice, it is best to get information from bicycle stores.

You may think you understand it, but if you are self-taught, you often overlook it!。

Before I bought my cross bike, I did a lot of research on the Internet and thought I had a lot of things figured out.

However, there was a lot I didn’t know about the advice given at the time of delivery, and I think it was because of that advice that I was able to start riding my bike safely and happily.

I wish there was internet shopping for bicycles for those with bicycle knowledge.

Although road bikes and cross bikes from well-known manufacturers are mainly sold in person at stores, there was a time when they could also be purchased through Internet shopping.

But there used to be a time when you could also buy them online. Before long, this has disappeared from online stores and face-to-face sales have become the norm.

If we consider avoiding various problems, face-to-face sales would certainly make more sense.

However, for those who have more knowledge about bicycles and are able to perform maintenance and adjustments on their own to some extent, it may be a little inconvenient to be limited to face-to-face sales.

In the city, there are many bicycle shops, so you can see bicycles of all makes in stores, but in rural areas, there are few stores and the number of bicycles you can see in person may be limited.

In a world where we now have the Internet, I would like to see such inconveniences disappear.

I think it would be more convenient if more manufacturers’ road bikes could be purchased via the Internet.