Hey all bike demos

[Tom the Bomb]

Where are you guys getting your bike demos? And what bikes are they demoing?
Looking at Intense, Transition, Norco, Devinci and the one Herz and DDD have. I am in the market. XL
Thanks

 

[UPSed]

JRA sold all of their demo bikes. Good luck.

 

[mtbMike]

Intense.....call them direct and see if they are doing demo's right out of their HQ.

Pro Bike Supply....has Yeti, Ibis, Transition, Revel and the big "S" company though I bought before they started carrying Specialized so not sure what models they demo. Unless they changed their business model, PBS has the best demo program around.All their bikes are built with top of the line parts and unlike 99% of shops that give you credit towards a bike, PBS let you use that credit towards anything in the shop.

The Path used to have a decent demo fleet pre-covid. I know they have Santa Cruz, Giant, Pivot and ??? It was always changing there.

Cal Coast Cycles in North Park had Ibis demos pre-covid, not sure what else they demo.

Your best option is a ROAD TRIP......Sedona's MTB festival is March 4-6 and Hurricane's is March 25-27.

 

[Mikie]

I thought the Bike Manufacturers usually posted up on their Company Websites what their Tour-De-Demo schedules would be across the Country. Do they not do that anymore?

 

[Danmtchl]

I haven’t seen a demo bike or demos in general in well over a year maybe two.

 

[UPSed]

I haven’t seen a demo bike or demos in general in well over a year maybe two.

This. They need to bring demos back. No way I would have purchased my Ranger without riding it first.

 

[Tom the Bomb]

I have not found any co. doing touring demos

I thought the Bike Manufacturers usually posted up on their Company Websites what their Tour-De-Demo schedules would be across the Country. Do they not do that anymore?

 

[Obsidian]

I haven’t seen a demo bike or demos in general in well over a year maybe two.

The Path send out email notifications and social media notifications of theirs. They are doing a Pivot demo coming up on March 13th. I wanted to try the Firebird, but they were booked fast.

Pivot also lists them on their website.

https://www.pivotcycles.com/en/demos-us/

 

[mtbMike]

Pivot just brought their demo fleet up to Prescott the 1st weekend in February. Esker was here a few weeks before that. Same shop.....Bikesmith.

PBS just posted all over their social media about their demo fleet so I assume they are running demos.

 

[Danmtchl]

We used to have demos all the time at my shop and since COVID hit demos are non existent.

 

[buggravy]

Pedaler's Fork in Calabasas is slowly but surely starting to carry Transition, and said they were going to have more or less a full line up of demos. As of a couple months ago all they had was Aluminum Spires, but that may have changed.

 

[SnakeCharmer]

I believe that World Wide Cyclery has a demo fleet to offer.

 

[herzalot]

... and the one Herz and DDD have.

Herz and DDD do not have the same bike or even same manufacturer. However, I know someone with an XL Revel Rail you could demo. Try it as a 27.5 or as a mullet. I am relatively certain you are not interested in anything with 27.5 wheels at either end, but the offer stands.

Other Revel riders include @mike, @UPSed on their Rangers and a couple of others. I think someone rides a Rail and someone else has a Rascal.

 

[herzalot]

BTW - I've always had the best luck with factory demos run through a shop. No cost that way. Otherwise, it can get darn pricey to "rent" demos.

 

[Tom the Bomb]

Thanks Herz I may take you up on that. I am more interested in susp sys how it feels.

Herz and DDD do not have the same bike or even same manufacturer. However, I know someone with an XL Revel Rail you could demo. Try it as a 27.5 or as a mullet. I am relatively certain you are not interested in anything with 27.5 wheels at either end, but the offer stands.

Other Revel riders include @mike, @UPSed on their Rangers and a couple of others. I think someone rides a Rail and someone else has a Rascal.

 

[Tom the Bomb]

How do you do that? I have always rented the demo at the shop. I am obviously missing something....
Text or call if you like. Hope you are mending well. New snow the last 2 days it looks gooooood!

BTW - I've always had the best luck with factory demos run through a shop. No cost that way. Otherwise, it can get darn pricey to "rent" demos.

 

[Sidewalk]

I am looking forward to them being more widely available, especially for my 5' tall girlfriend. But I won't get my hopes up until supply chains catch up.

 

[senderos_949]

The Path send out email notifications and social media notifications of theirs. They are doing a Pivot demo coming up on March 13th. I wanted to try the Firebird, but they were booked fast.

Pivot also lists them on their website.

https://www.pivotcycles.com/en/demos-us/

Looks like Rock-n-Road SM has the Pivot demo on 3/12 and Firebirds (except small) are still avail.
https://us.bikerentalmanager.com/book.html?shop=pivotcycles&event_ref=rocknroadcyclery03122022

 

[herzalot]

How do you do that? I have always rented the demo at the shop. I am obviously missing something....
Text or call if you like. Hope you are mending well. New snow the last 2 days it looks gooooood!

Just keep your ear to the ground or your eye on manufacturer's websites for demo events. Also, I was able to demo Yeti, Knolly and Intense simply by contacting the company and asking.

The snow looks good and is soooo tempting, but my back is not strong enough nor stable enough to give it a go.

 

[Mikie]

Feller's that have bikes with a rear suspension like this...
I guess I never understood. That's typically a recess in the composite for the shock mount. Don't that get all gunked up with dirt and mud? Just askin'.

 

[SnakeCharmer]

Feller's that have bikes with a rear suspension like this...
I guess I never understood. That's typically a recess in the composite for the shock mount. Don't that get all gunked up with dirt and mud? Just askin'.
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Yep, it do get all funked up but it be fun gettin' it dat way!

 

[UPSed]

Feller's that have bikes with a rear suspension like this...
I guess I never understood. That's typically a recess in the composite for the shock mount. Don't that get all gunked up with dirt and mud? Just askin'.
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Nope.

 

[Mikie]

Yep, it do get all funked up but it be fun gettin' it dat way!

Nope.

Yep! And Nope!

 

[UPSed]

Yep! And Nope!

5 years and over 15k miles on my Niner and I never had a problem. You would have to be riding in horrid conditions or leave your bike out in extreme elements for anything to accumulate there. Your results may vary.

 

[Tom the Bomb]

No problem with mine either. Then again I do not ride in mud

Feller's that have bikes with a rear suspension like this...
I guess I never understood. That's typically a recess in the composite for the shock mount. Don't that get all gunked up with dirt and mud? Just askin'.
View attachment 80845

 

[Tom the Bomb]

Ok thanks.

Just keep your ear to the ground or your eye on manufacturer's websites for demo events. Also, I was able to demo Yeti, Knolly and Intense simply by contacting the company and asking.

The snow looks good and is soooo tempting, but my back is not strong enough nor stable enough to give it a go.

 

[Y-not]

Feller's that have bikes with a rear suspension like this...
I guess I never understood. That's typically a recess in the composite for the shock mount. Don't that get all gunked up with dirt and mud? Just askin'.
View attachment 80845

If you ride fast enough, nothing will stick to your bike.

 

[herzalot]

Feller's that have bikes with a rear suspension like this...
I guess I never understood. That's typically a recess in the composite for the shock mount. Don't that get all gunked up with dirt and mud? Just askin'.
View attachment 80845

Knot on my Knolly!
But then the shock was a mile ahead of the bottom bracket.

 

[Mikie]

Knot on my Knolly!
But then the shock was a mile ahead of the bottom bracket.
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As well, in a raised bracket not recessed into a composite bathtub ready to accept a gravity fill of muck.

 

[Obsidian]

Looks like Rock-n-Road SM has the Pivot demo on 3/12 and Firebirds (except small) are still avail.
https://us.bikerentalmanager.com/book.html?shop=pivotcycles&event_ref=rocknroadcyclery03122022

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Sweet. I got one of the large Firebirds for March 12th.