1) They were in fine shape when we bought them, we've ridden these for a couple of months with no significant issues and certainly no gear changing issues at all...

2) Perhaps...but the wife has back issues and wasn't sure if this style riding would suit her. We opted to go low out of pocket to see if this would be a viable style for her to ride. We spend several hundreds/thousand of dollars for her to find out it wasn't for her? Return policies at area cycle shops are cumbersome, so this was the best way to go...for now...

No, it really didn't help at all...

Next!

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Bill in Dayton

[This message has been edited by Bill in Dayton (edited 09-19-2009).]