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For questions about how to shop for for bicycles or other equipment. Please note that questions seeking product recommendations are off-topic, because they tend to become obsolete quickly.

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Why do new road bikes come with handlebar tape attached?

It appeared to me that typically new bikes are sold with tape already installed on the bars. That is both buying from a local bike store (LBS) or online. (Please correct me if I'm wrong, I have not ha …
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Why do new road bikes come with handlebar tape attached?

The question was thouroughly answered in the comments. I shall try to summarise the points given. @rclocher mentioned that handlebar tape today can be removed easily without much residue. Thus makin …
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Is KCP a trustable bicycles Brand?

I suspect the KCP bike is a so called 'Bicycle Shaped Object' (BSO). BSO is a popular term for rather cheap bikes that are sold, for instance, via Amazon and supermarkets and often fail after short r …
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