What sells a bike to you

[Roasted]

This thread came to mind after I continue to read about people not satisfied with curstomer service, warranties and anything else involving the company itself. It made me think why do people here buy the bikes they do. If you go to any forum and do research you will find the same companies having warranty replacement problems yet people buy those bikes and then complain when they are slow, charge for 50% or don't warranty it at all...so here is the question.

What is you primary concern when buying a bike...

1 - cost
2 - value (cost vs strenght)
3 - strenght
4 - warranty
5 - customer service
6 - ahhh coool I hear this bike rocks let buy it without knowing squat diddly about the company

Better yet list them in order of importance since all of these are important.

[Roasted]

1 - value
2 - warranty
3 - customer service
4 - cost
5 - strength
6 - its cool

[Reggaeman]

1. Company
2. Components
4. Warranty
5. Looks
6. Strength
7. Bang for you buck.

[white ri0t]

how your mom looks riding it.

[TREV]

Originally posted by Reggaeman
1. Company
2. Components
4. Warranty
5. Looks
6. Strength
7. Bang for you buck.

[NooNer]

1. quality
2. company
3. cost
4. pimptacularness
5. is it what i need

[Mountain Dewd]

i just bought mine cause i found a great deal on it. but i look at if they are a good company, value, the ride and custemer service/warrenty

[Infamous]

1. How It Ride
2. Cost
3. Warranty
4. Company
5. Looks

[Keefer]

1 - Bang for your buck. Versus what else is available in the same price range (for you... deals at shops and whatever influence this)
2 - Cost. Pretty much the same thing as #1
3 - Strength. I hate broken parts, and stronger things last longer. However, weight does play an influence in this category. Too heavy = not fun to ride
4 - Experience/opinion. Having ridden last years model (yours or a friends) and liked it, or having heard good/bad words about a company/product
5 - Warranty. I wasn't expecting warranty on my bike cuz I had hookups, but I got it on my fork when I broke it. Sweet.
6 - customer service. I got my bike through hookups, so I wasn't expecting customer service much, because I'm not hooked up at any shop. #1 beats out #5
7 - Looks. Ugly bikes suck, but you can always paint em.

[Burnwood]

1. Looks...I cannot ride an ugly bike, they piss me off.
2. Ride
3. Value
4. Strength
5. Warranty
6. Company

[JimmyJ]

evan :lol:

seriously you should be a salesman dude!

[LostBoyScout]

Definitely its ninja quality. If it has a high ninja quality, I will be very inclined to purchase it.

[How]

1. Strenght
2. Geometry

[Broken Fusion!]

1. do I like it
2. is the company ran by tools
3. can I afford it

[BRASSBALLS]

Originally posted by Count Blah
for me it is value... i dont want to be spending like 2500 on a frame that is no better than a frame i can get for 1000....
when i bought my bb7 frame i looked at it and even did some research to find out what i get for warrenty.... i read a ton of reviews and found out that not many people have problems with them....
i always buy new things when i need soemthing new.... ive bought one thing used on my whole bike

didn't you buy your bb7 frame used?
you know theres no warenty with it then right? i really like bb7's but there were lots of problems with the 01's.
what year is yours?

i don't buy complete bikes, parts then build it myself. i just look for something i can ride hard. i get a new one it seems every 6 months anyway.

[brian]

which pros are riding it. if wade can huck 30 footers on an rm9 then so can I:)

[BRASSBALLS]

Originally posted by brian
which pros are riding it. if wade can huck 30 footers on an rm9 then so can I:)

yeh, but wade broke like 25 frames last year!

[mudpuppy]

1. Ride
2. Strength and value
3. Rep of the company (do they care about their riders)
4. Warrenty

[DangerBoy]

1. Is it Canadian
2. Cost
3. Value
4. Strength
5. Geometry
6. Warrenty
7. Look

[pg_trail_junkie]

1 - Made in Canada (or at least assembled)
2 - strenth
3 - cost
4 - warranty
5 - has to make me drool
:drool:

[pg_trail_junkie]

Originally posted by pg_trail_junkie
1 - Made in Canada (or at least assembled)
2 - strength
3 - cost
4 - warrenty
5 - has to make me drool
:drool:

[JimmyJ]

why did you quote urself?

[snow_homie]

Originally posted by Broken Fusion!
1. do I like it
2. is the company ran by tools
3. can I afford it

[Islandrider]

Originally posted by Derek Diggler
how your mom looks riding it.

That and what Reggaeman said, and it has to be Canadian.

[v 10 rider]

Originally posted by BRASSBALLS
yeh, but wade broke like 25 frames last year!

...Proof...?

Exactly... Shat ap!

[m33p]

warranty
strength
cost

[TREV]

Originally posted by brian
which pros are riding it. if wade can huck 30 footers on an rm9 then so can I:)

wade never rode a rm9.

[m33p]

Originally posted by v 10 rider
...Proof...?

Exactly... Shat ap!

I dunno but 13 swingarms he did break last year. Don't know how many main frames.

[Action Hero]

Originally posted by JimmyJ
evan :lol:

seriously you should be a salesman dude!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[inshane]

Strength
Simple looking
Warranty
cost

i gusse this is what i look for? :o

[FreeWheeler]

1. Ride- everything else doesn't mean shit unless it rides well.
2. Strength
3. Company, customer service n such
4. sickness
5. Ignore all other criteria because I'm so poor, I can't afford to be picky

[parksvilleguy]

quality
components
cost
looks
warranty


i tend not to brake bikes so warranty isnt important to me at this stage in the game, although i have a year or so left on mine i think

[the bicycle boy]

if i can afford it

[FroJoe]

Originally posted by Derek Diggler
how your mom looks riding it.

talk about bang for the buck

[Action Hero]

Originally posted by ~Inshan£~
Strength
Simple looking
Warranty
cost

i gusse this is what i look for? :o

You're all about fashion.

[ReCkLeSs RiDeR]

1) dOES IT LOOK SEXY AND stealthy?
2) Will it hold up to my hardcore poser proser ways?
#)Does it look as cool as I do?
4)is it a heavy duty hucker like me?;)
5)warranty
^) and cost

sound simple enough......right?:rolleyes:

[honch]

Strenght:rawr:
Warrenty:dead:
Cost:greedy:
Looks:fro:

[Dan]

warrenty doesnt worry me much. i just go for value, strength, and looks.

[::Liam::]

Originally posted by Infamous
1. How It Ride
2. Cost
3. Warranty
4. Company
5. Looks

put strength in before cost

[pete]

looks
reliabilty
cost
originality
cost
cost

[blunt boy]

Originally posted by TREV
wade never rode a rm9.

He did when they where prototypes. NSX1

[blunt boy]

1. quality(stength)
2. company(Canadian)
3. cost
4. versitility
5. is it what i need

[gimped]

Performance for what I need it for. Everything else doesn't matter.

[Roasted]

Originally posted by gimped
Performance for what I need it for. Everything else doesn't matter.

You sponsored? Great performance is cool but what if you have to buy a new one every year because there is no warranty and you broke the frame...(I guess you could be rich too)

[gimped]

Yes I am sponsored. No I do not break frames. I've never broken a frame, so it works out.

[Roasted]

Originally posted by gimped
Yes I am sponsored. No I do not break frames. I've never broken a frame, so it works out.

But either way that definately explains the view. I suck, if I rode a dually would probably break frames so having my ass covered would be a good thing until I become smooth (not bloody likely ;))

[dertjumper89]

1 price
2 value
3 warranty
4 strenght
5 a whole lot other stuff