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There’s a myth in cycling that the bike you should be buying is the bike your local bike shop mechanic rides. The rationale is that mechanics get to see, pull apart and fix everything, so they know what works, what breaks and hence what’s best.
There’s a caveat here – the mechanic needs to love bikes and work in a ‘proper’ bike shop. So the dusty second-hand shop you frequented