[Closed] Buying without a test ride.....

the last two frames i've bought, i've bought based on the spec/geometry. never really considered getting a test ride. although, it'd be pretty hard to find any new steel frame to test ride here in Germany as everyone wets themselves about the weight.

i knew after a year of riding in the alps that i needed something beefier than the Sanderson (although, to be fair, it coped admirably). the specials offered at the time by Dialled Mike also helped swing it.

regretted it for a bit after riding around on the Sanderson for a month, but now like having two bikes each with a different attitude....