That bike salesperson is (probably deliberately) steering you away from the secondary market. Bikes hold value decently well in the current moment, so selling your cheap hybrid in a few years and picking up a local dentist's second hand race machine is totally viable.
>That bike salesperson is (probably deliberately) steering you away from the secondary market.
This interaction happened many years ago. I wish I could give that person that much credit about being so savvy about the secondary market, but I think it's really just a question of cost sensitivity. A person who really wants a cheap bike is going to Walmart (my conversation happened before Amazon existed) or another big-box store. Anybody who goes into a bike store either a) didn't realize bikes would be more expensive there or b) less cost sensitive compared to somebody who would never consider going to a bike shop in the first place.
The point being, by selling a lifestyle choice instead of a bike, they were trying to upsell me.
Which is exactly what I've seen with so many things on social media sites. It isn't just a hobby, it's a lifestyle.
