Since I'm in the unfortunate position of being in the market for a new bike, I was looking at some of my options. One of my posibilities is the Trek 520, which is on sale at Village Cycle Center. I was looking at their site and noticed that they noted a financing plan. Normally, I don't finance anything and try to pay my credit card in full each month. Since I'd like to get back in a good saddle as soon as possible and since this offers no interest for a year, I'm somewhat tempted.
Has anyone else done this? Any hidden catches? Any other thoughts on this? Anyone have a 520 they want to sell cheap?
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Often times, one of the catches is that if you dont pay the balance in full before the year is up then you are charged for all of the interest on the balance for that year period.
Sorry to here about your Aurora. My Aurora (and I) are sad because of it!
Sometimes there is also a penalty for paying more than once within one pay period and even worse, sometimes a penalty for paying more than the required min payment. Just read the fine print and you will be fine.
Not Nathan Fillion (aka Paul) said:Often times, one of the catches is that if you dont pay the balance in full before the year is up then you are charged for all of the interest on the balance for that year period.
Sorry to here about your Aurora. My Aurora (and I) are sad because of it!
I would try to see if I could get a good shop to match Village's sale price before supporting them with a purchase.
I agree with howard.
I, personally would not buy from there : but that's me and my reasons will remain private.
I really perfer to support small / locally run and owned shops that offer great personalized service
after the sale
DB
H3N3 said:I would try to see if I could get a good shop to match Village's sale price before supporting them with a purchase.
I had pretty good luck with On the Route Cycles when I lived in that neighborhood. I didn't make any major purchases, but when I was in there for little stuff it seemed like a good shop. Also in the world of steel framed touring bikes there are a lot of nice used ones out there.
jamimaria said:Well, it looks like On the Route Cycles also carries Trek, so I'll definitely take a look at them as well. I stopped in the Village Cycle Center last night and tried otu the 520 on the trainer and wasn't too impressed with the service, so I was a little wary of buying there anyway.
I'm also going to try out some other bikes as well. I'd go with the same bike as I had before, but after riding it a lot, I had noticed some issues with the sizing, so I'm definitely interested in shopping around some more.
I've certainly thought about purchasing from bikes direct. I'm more interested in the Windsor Touring and I've read some CGOAB journals of people who have ridden cross country on them. I'd prefer steel to aluminum, so that motobecane isn't really my top choice.
Well, it looks like On the Route Cycles also carries Trek, so I'll definitely take a look at them as well. I stopped in the Village Cycle Center last night and tried otu the 520 on the trainer and wasn't too impressed with the service, so I was a little wary of buying there anyway.
I'm also going to try out some other bikes as well. I'd go with the same bike as I had before, but after riding it a lot, I had noticed some issues with the sizing, so I'm definitely interested in shopping around some more.
I've certainly thought about purchasing from bikes direct. I'm more interested in the Windsor Touring and I've read some CGOAB journals of people who have ridden cross country on them. I'd prefer steel to aluminum, so that motobecane isn't really my top choice.
Well, it looks like On the Route Cycles also carries Trek, so I'll definitely take a look at them as well. I stopped in the Village Cycle Center last night and tried otu the 520 on the trainer and wasn't too impressed with the service, so I was a little wary of buying there anyway.
I'm also going to try out some other bikes as well. I'd go with the same bike as I had before, but after riding it a lot, I had noticed some issues with the sizing, so I'm definitely interested in shopping around some more.
I've certainly thought about purchasing from bikes direct. I'm more interested in the Windsor Touring and I've read some CGOAB journals of people who have ridden cross country on them. I'd prefer steel to aluminum, so that motobecane isn't really my top choice.
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