So true. It is increasingly difficult to find an off the shelf build with a spec that doesn't compromise something, or Many somethings, even at the highest end of the price spectrum. How can some manufacturers be pushing a 5-7k bikes with second or third tier suspension and questionable hubs and house brand bars and stems? There is no doubting that bikes are expensive, but you can also stretch your dollars pretty far if you spend them in the right places by building from the frame up.
May 9, 2017, 1:24 p.m. - Metacomet
So true. It is increasingly difficult to find an off the shelf build with a spec that doesn't compromise something, or Many somethings, even at the highest end of the price spectrum. How can some manufacturers be pushing a 5-7k bikes with second or third tier suspension and questionable hubs and house brand bars and stems? There is no doubting that bikes are expensive, but you can also stretch your dollars pretty far if you spend them in the right places by building from the frame up.