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You have to"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":896.955,"endTime":902.815,"body":"think of it as it is enabling"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":896.955,"endTime":902.815,"body":"you to learn. And that's the"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":902.815,"endTime":905.675,"body":"fundamental difference of where"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":902.815,"endTime":905.675,"body":"you're getting this. And yes,"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":905.675,"endTime":908.755,"body":"there are things, and that's why"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":905.675,"endTime":908.755,"body":"I share all these little"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":908.755,"endTime":912.775,"body":"anecdotes of some of the"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":908.755,"endTime":912.775,"body":"problems. You can have negatives"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":912.775,"endTime":915.435,"body":"with beginner bikes, but I still"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":912.775,"endTime":915.435,"body":"think in the greater scheme of"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":915.435,"endTime":918.955,"body":"things, it's probably still the"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":915.435,"endTime":918.955,"body":"best approach for most beginning"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":918.955,"endTime":919.005,"body":"riders."},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":922.437,"endTime":924.977,"body":"So let's wrap up. We"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":922.437,"endTime":924.977,"body":"talked a little bit about how"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":924.977,"endTime":927.777,"body":"some used bikes can be"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":924.977,"endTime":927.777,"body":"problematic, especially for"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":927.777,"endTime":930.947,"body":"beginners. In general, they will"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":927.777,"endTime":930.947,"body":"tend to be a little bit more"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":930.947,"endTime":933.587,"body":"finicky. They're going to have"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":930.947,"endTime":933.587,"body":"some worn out parts. You might"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":933.587,"endTime":936.867,"body":"be wasting a whole bunch of time"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":933.587,"endTime":936.867,"body":"getting the bike working instead"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":936.867,"endTime":940.787,"body":"of riding. And then the expense"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":936.867,"endTime":940.787,"body":"of getting that bike working"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":940.787,"endTime":944.527,"body":"might negate a lot of the money"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":940.787,"endTime":944.527,"body":"that you saved in buying a used"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":944.527,"endTime":948.878,"body":"bike versus something And of"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":944.527,"endTime":948.878,"body":"course, for some riders, it's"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":948.878,"endTime":952.038,"body":"embarrassing to be seen on a"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":948.878,"endTime":952.038,"body":"beginner bike. They want to have"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":952.038,"endTime":956.678,"body":"the tough guy feeling. And so"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":952.038,"endTime":956.678,"body":"the small little 300cc bike"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":956.678,"endTime":960.718,"body":"doesn't feel like they're doing"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":956.678,"endTime":960.718,"body":"that. Sometimes a really cheap"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":960.718,"endTime":965.018,"body":"bike can have poor build quality."},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":960.718,"endTime":965.018,"body":"You've got this thing that has"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":965.018,"endTime":969.468,"body":"really pot metal on it, and it's"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":965.018,"endTime":969.468,"body":"not going to last very long. Or"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":969.468,"endTime":973.428,"body":"you might have that you actually"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":969.468,"endTime":973.428,"body":"really gel with riding and you"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":973.428,"endTime":976.188,"body":"outgrow this bike really quickly"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":973.428,"endTime":976.188,"body":"and you feel like, oh, my God, I"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":976.188,"endTime":978.468,"body":"just bought this bike. And now I"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":976.188,"endTime":978.468,"body":"have to trade up and buy a new"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":978.468,"endTime":981.704,"body":"one. And of course, when you do"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":978.468,"endTime":981.704,"body":"trade up your bike, then you're"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":981.704,"endTime":984.231,"body":"going to probably lose some"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":981.704,"endTime":984.231,"body":"money on the resale. So, my"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":984.231,"endTime":987.751,"body":"question for you this week is,"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":984.231,"endTime":987.751,"body":"do you have any regrets about"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":987.751,"endTime":990.836,"body":"your first bike? What do you"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":987.751,"endTime":990.836,"body":"wish you'd done differently with"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":990.836,"endTime":993.041,"body":"your first bike? Share your"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":990.836,"endTime":993.041,"body":"thoughts through the text the"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":993.041,"endTime":995.081,"body":"show link in the show notes or"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":993.041,"endTime":995.081,"body":"leave a voicemail at"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":995.291,"endTime":999.321,"body":"throttleandroast.com/voicemail."},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":995.291,"endTime":999.321,"body":"Thanks for listening. I'll talk"},{"speaker":"Niels","startTime":999.321,"endTime":999.791,"body":"to you next week."}]}