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| - When I moved to Toronto I immediately set out to get the necessities of life, which, of course, includes self-propelled commuter transportation. I didn't want to spend too much, and so I started to look for second hand bikes.
It became quickly obvious that most of the bikes I was interested in had been boosted. I know, I know - you are all shocked! Call me old-fashioned, but having had a few bikes stolen in the past myself, I just didnt want to go that route...not that I wasn't tempted. So I headed out to local bike stores, swallowing my fears about the price. My fears about the price were not unfounded. There appear to be two main types of bike stores south of Davenport: those that are well-priced, but don't offer quality, and those that offer quality, but the bikes are almost *certain* to get stolen, because of the ginormous price tags...(I am not including the stores selling the stolen bikes).
So I ventured further North, and it wasn't long before I fell in love with a hybrid women's Trek - despite the flowered decals! (you know, it just wouldn't be a sports product for women without all that flowery shit on it). Being long in the legs, and short at the waist (sniff, sniff) a bike designed for women makes all the difference, hokey decals aside (I used similar arguments for my mtn bike and my downhill skiis, also of the prerequisite flowers and pretty colours, ugh i have no shame).
So I forked over the extra dough, and almost two years later, I couldn't be happier. Trek may not be hip, or made in the Netherlands, but I heart my bike, and it has been great. The initial service was good (they encourage you to take the bikes for a spin), and I haven't needed to go back since.
And once the warranty is over, you can spray paint the flowers away!
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