How To Demo A HubBub Demo

HubBub Custom Bicycles does not have ready-made bicycles on the sales floor to sell to you. Instead, we have invested in a variety of bicycles that are representative of the frame materials, ride characteristics, and component choices available in a wide range of sizes. This is our "demo fleet." Each bicycle in the line-up fits a size-range as a result of how it is designed and equipped.

Very close to the beginning of the process of choosing a frame, we usually recommend that you "test ride" one of our demo bicycles. We allow and even encourage "extended" test rides, not just an around-the-block experience.

When you decide to come for your fitting and test ride, we request that you bring your shoes, your helmet, and a pair of shorts - those things you normally use when you ride. We provide everything else.

We then put your chosen demo in a stationary trainer and using your fit dimensions, adjust that demo bike for YOU. It may mean a short wait while we alter the stem, the seat post, and/or a saddle. We then take you through the operation of the gears and brakes for that particular bike, and then send you outside for a few minutes so that we can make any incremental adjustments necessary.

Then comes the most important part of the demo process - that is, what we expect YOU to look for while you are riding the particular demo bike we have chosen. Remembering that all new bikes ride pretty well, we ask that you suspend what you know and look for the following:

• How the bike climbs
  
• How the bike descends
  
• How the bike handles while turning or maneuvering
  
• How the bike accelerates and stops
  
• How comfortable the bike feels under you
  
• How stiff the bike feels
  
• How you like the general, overall feeling you get while riding this particular bike

It is essential to remember that you are not yet riding YOUR bike! Each of our demos is designed to perform and feel a specific way. We will then take your experience, comparing it to the characteristics of our demo, and fine-tune the aspects of the frame design to match your wants, needs, and expectations.

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