To start off, if you're in the area and are in the market, I am positive you will not go wrong here.
Go chat with the gentleman who runs the shop. Be prepared to walk out of there with a bike that's perfect for you.
We visited Backwaters this past weekend and I talked with the shop owner about my problem. He asked 2 or 3 really simple questions about my experience, and then picked out a bike for me to test. It was night and day how comfortable and easy to ride. He also let me test drive his own personal bike.
I purchased (not from this shop) a bike that I thought would be great for touring around. I sunk over $1000 into it and learned quickly that my body was not made for such an awesome bike.
The guy really believes in the Sun line of bikes, and from what I can see they're extremely well made (in the USA?) and affordable. They look really neat too.
Backwaters Bicycle Shop is a US Bicycle Store based in Bellevue, Iowa. Backwaters Bicycle Shop is located at 305 1/2 S 2nd St, Bellevue, IA 52031, USA.
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