In Reply to: Here is another angle..., Snowmobile [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 16 May 2014 06:33:27

I agree regards mtn bike - I'm not into that (too old) but if you buy a cheap one and ride hard it's not going to hold up - my son found that out with a cheaper one - but I just remembered when he worked in Boulder last summer he did pick up a Specialized Stump Jumper FSR for $200 from a gal he worked with that rode it for 2 yrs - she picked up professional sponsorship so gets high end bikes for free.

Now I look at road bikes a bit differently - sure an expensive one is really nice but I put many thousands of miles on a aluminum frame Viscount Aersospace I bought new in the 70s for under $ 200 . I did a lot of riding back in the day in the Colorado Mtns - including a 403 mile Ride the Rockies with that bike and kept up with a lot of dudes riding high end rigs.
Now I a ride a cheaper Fuji Absolute - aluminum frame - had to put better rear wheel on it and replace various components but I ride it a lot and still do a good number of 100+ miles rides each summer.
As some one mentioned the mass popularity of bikes has made it possible to buy a decent road bike certainly for under $1000 - but it all depends on your definition of decent.
In the link to the movie I posted below about biking in Peru - those guys all rode Yetis I think as they were a sponsor. Yeti is out of Boulder and I think makes some higher end bikes.

• Bicycle, AdamSAAB2kAero , Wed, 14 May 2014 12:22:04
  • Coconino, Nick Z , Mon, 19 May 2014 16:27:29
  • Thanks!, AdamSAAB2kAero , Sat, 17 May 2014 16:16:20
    • Re: Thanks!, Simon S, Sun, 18 May 2014 10:48:00
  • Here is another angle..., Snowmobile , Fri, 16 May 2014 06:33:27
    • Re: Here is another angle..., dtechakacheaptech, Fri, 16 May 2014 11:03:30 <-- Viewing This Message
      • Yeti, Snowmobile , Sat, 17 May 2014 04:05:07
        • Re: Yeti, Simon S, Sun, 18 May 2014 10:42:00
          • steel yeti?, Snowmobile , Sun, 18 May 2014 17:09:02
            • Re: steel yeti?, Simon S, Sun, 18 May 2014 17:33:45
              • Re: steel yeti?, Snowmobile , Mon, 19 May 2014 04:26:01
      • One other thing to consider, cgwiz , Fri, 16 May 2014 13:04:47
        • Re: One other thing to consider, dtechakacheaptech, Fri, 16 May 2014 13:31:33
  • Bikes..., PGAero , Thu, 15 May 2014 11:38:59
    • I personally would not recommend going with used ..., dmz789qqq, Thu, 15 May 2014 12:14:07
      • Glad you like your DB..., PGAero , Thu, 15 May 2014 12:26:38
        • Re: Glad you like your DB..., Snowmobile , Thu, 15 May 2014 13:07:18
          • Just looked at the local used marked again..., dmz789qqq, Thu, 15 May 2014 22:19:49
            • with the same search..., Snowmobile , Fri, 16 May 2014 04:38:25
          • Re: Glad you like your DB..., PGAero , Thu, 15 May 2014 20:41:38
  • bikes, snobs, $$, used stuff, roadies, reason, etc..., Snowmobile , Thu, 15 May 2014 11:27:51
    • Re: bikes, snobs, $$, used stuff, roadies, reason, etc..., PGAero , Thu, 15 May 2014 12:31:47
      • Re: bikes, snobs, $$, used stuff, roadies, reason, etc..., Snowmobile , Thu, 15 May 2014 12:40:12
        • Engineering and Physics here too... nm., PGAero , Thu, 15 May 2014 12:43:28
    • oh and I should add..., Snowmobile , Thu, 15 May 2014 11:30:44
  • Another way to go, Dan-O, Thu, 15 May 2014 06:44:46
  • Re: Bicycle, Tom G , Thu, 15 May 2014 06:43:37
    • Re: Bicycle, don m , Thu, 15 May 2014 09:01:00
  • those prices are nuts, none yet, Wed, 14 May 2014 16:37:59
    • Re: those prices are nuts, Snowmobile , Thu, 15 May 2014 11:42:37
      • Re: average new bike is around $200, A1-turbo, Thu, 15 May 2014 12:38:51
        • Re: average new bike is around $200, PGAero , Thu, 15 May 2014 20:55:56
          • Chery, Snowmobile , Fri, 16 May 2014 08:01:49
          • Perfectly decent choices in $400 to $600 range, A1-turbo, Fri, 16 May 2014 05:53:44
            • Re: Perfectly decent choices in $400 to $600 range, Snowmobile , Fri, 16 May 2014 07:55:15
        • Re: average new bike is around $200, Snowmobile , Thu, 15 May 2014 13:03:06
          • Re: average new bike is around $200, TML , Mon, 19 May 2014 07:00:15
          • Re: average new bike is around $200, A1-turbo, Thu, 15 May 2014 14:54:50
            • Re: average new bike is around $200, Snowmobile , Thu, 15 May 2014 15:12:06
    • Re: those prices are nuts, dtechakacheaptech, Thu, 15 May 2014 05:29:49
  • 6800, AdamSAAB2kAero , Wed, 14 May 2014 14:31:55
    • They still don't get it. LOL., dmz789qqq, Thu, 15 May 2014 07:42:03
  • Buy 2. Or just spend less., Noel, Wed, 14 May 2014 13:43:12
  • Re: Bicycle, SRS900S, Wed, 14 May 2014 13:30:17
  • Re: Bicycle, Craig, Wed, 14 May 2014 13:00:03
  • 6800? holy crow ..., GFW3pedals , Wed, 14 May 2014 12:33:52
  • Re: Bicycle, dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 14 May 2014 12:30:20

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