Nov. 5, 2018, 1:18 a.m. -  UFO

See the thing I feel is, those dropping $8k+ on a bike don't typically believe it will last twice as long as a $4k bike. Back onto incrementalism, there's also no way an 8k bike returns double the quality of experience that a 4k bike delivers. I believe the answer to your problem is the concept of value. And value is determined by a series of personal factors as mentioned previously. If I could possess 1 8k wonder bike or 2 4k awesome bikes, my answer is the latter everytime.  Personally, the value for performance ratio is the best its been since forever--in certain segments, if you deal hunt. I bought my first new complete bike off a shop floor in over 20 years a few weeks ago, a Norco Range 29 with a very competent parts package for less than 3500 out the door. But once again that's value based on my preconceived notions I totally feel you about 1 1/8" forks though. I'm always on the lookout to stash and hoard these, but even then the Sakura that needs this size doesn't get ridden hard enough that its really an issue