Coopz
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Hey I'm getting back into MTB's after a 6+ year hiatus after switching to road riding I have the offroad bug again and I'm looking around at a new bike. After looking at around 8 bike shops one thing that stands out that I never noticed 10 years ago when I bought my last MTB and that is bikes seem to cost a lot more for what you get (inflation factored in) yet the equipment seems vastly inferior.
One brand name bike I looked at that was close to $1000 had nearly the same (if not identical) Shimano gear system that a $150 Repco bike at BigW was using..
Some salesmen gave me rolled eyes when I said I wanted to keep my budget under $1000 (well under if possible), telling me you get what you pay for and its better to spend more now so you save money in the long run ect as he tried to guide me to some $1900 setup. That maybe true but a $890 bike is a $890 bike, that''s a fair bit of money and I would like something that will last. I know the hardcore guys would spend that on a new set of wheels but I'm just a recreational rider who still mainly does 80% road riding. Just seemed back in 2000 that you had a lot more bike for your $. I bought my Giant SE Boulder back then and it had a great mid range gear set, quality crank and the bars and grips were solid and comfortable, I sold the bike in 2008 and not a single issue had occurred with it. the similar spec bike these days around the same price now has cheap gears (well they feel cheap), $2 hand grips and other parts bolted on that have no hint of quality.
Might be just me... I'm still going to buy a bike in the next week or so (probably the BH Lynx 29er).
One brand name bike I looked at that was close to $1000 had nearly the same (if not identical) Shimano gear system that a $150 Repco bike at BigW was using..
Some salesmen gave me rolled eyes when I said I wanted to keep my budget under $1000 (well under if possible), telling me you get what you pay for and its better to spend more now so you save money in the long run ect as he tried to guide me to some $1900 setup. That maybe true but a $890 bike is a $890 bike, that''s a fair bit of money and I would like something that will last. I know the hardcore guys would spend that on a new set of wheels but I'm just a recreational rider who still mainly does 80% road riding. Just seemed back in 2000 that you had a lot more bike for your $. I bought my Giant SE Boulder back then and it had a great mid range gear set, quality crank and the bars and grips were solid and comfortable, I sold the bike in 2008 and not a single issue had occurred with it. the similar spec bike these days around the same price now has cheap gears (well they feel cheap), $2 hand grips and other parts bolted on that have no hint of quality.
Might be just me... I'm still going to buy a bike in the next week or so (probably the BH Lynx 29er).