How To Find Great Discount Bikes

Finding great discount bikes is becoming all the more crucial as years go by. It?s completely obvious that prices on new bikes and their components are not going down anytime soon as the prices continue to go up. But by keeping your eyes open and continuously looking in the best places, you can find very good bike deals at discount prices so that you can stretch your dollars as much as you can.

It is often difficult to be able to get discounts on bikes at stores except maybe in the spring or the fall. I don't think there?s any really good way to go about trying to get a discount. The stores determine that though when I bought my first road bike it was in the fall and so the bikes where discounted already. Then I was buying a bike for my wife as well so the store reduced the price on the two bikes even further.

So we ended up getting a very good deal. But if I knew then what I know now I might have been able to get an even better price online.

The local bike shop has it difficult these days because many people are now shopping online. The online stores have advantages when it comes to price as they don?t have the overheads that the local shops have and therefore it?s hard for the local shops to compete on strictly price. The advantage that the local shops have though is service so that is often where they have to try to compete.

There are websites online like Bikesdirect.com that have been selling bikes for over ten years. On these online shops you can find even very high quality bicycles being sold at a discount. These online shops often claim to have some of the best deals possible on many different kinds of bikes. They do have great deals but you still need to be careful. Buying online does come with some risks though most of the time there really is no problems. There biggest thing is to deal with shops online that have a good track record or that come with references as that is the safest in my opinion.

One of the things that is really helpful when shopping for discount bikes is to make a list of all the things you are looking for in your bike and then work out a budget that works for you. Start by prioritizing the list so that as you shop you can more easily decide which bike you can or cannot afford. Another good thing to do is check what is available online before you go shopping at your local bike shop. This will give you an idea of how much it would cost to buy it online. Then when you?re shopping at the store you will know how much more you have to spend for the convenience and service the local shop gives you. They may be more expensive then online but it may still be worth it and you will be better able to decide. You might even be able to negotiate a better deal with the store salesman knowing the online prices.

The good news is there are plenty of ways and places to purchase discount bikes and with today's economic conditions that?s a good thing.

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