Another aspect of this is how many other options one has. I mean if you have a bad experience with sram/shimano shifting, you'll still probably end up buying sram/shimano again, cause if you buy complete bikes it's hard to avoid. Where as, I had a pivot mach 5.7 maybe 10 years ago and it was so terrible that I highly doubt I'll ever buy a pivot or any dw bike ever again. I certainly wouldn't without a decently long demo. Why? Because there are plenty of other brands that I've had positive or no experiences with.
Edit: the litmus test for me to try something from a brand that I had a bad prior experience with is whether the company ownership/personnel/designs have changed in a big way, and if their new stuff is receiving good reviews. Crank bros for example is one that I eventually took off my shit list. I only have their synthesis wheels (w/ i9 101 hubs) and not many miles on them, but so far so good.
Jan. 31, 2022, 8:52 a.m. - kcy4130
Another aspect of this is how many other options one has. I mean if you have a bad experience with sram/shimano shifting, you'll still probably end up buying sram/shimano again, cause if you buy complete bikes it's hard to avoid. Where as, I had a pivot mach 5.7 maybe 10 years ago and it was so terrible that I highly doubt I'll ever buy a pivot or any dw bike ever again. I certainly wouldn't without a decently long demo. Why? Because there are plenty of other brands that I've had positive or no experiences with. Edit: the litmus test for me to try something from a brand that I had a bad prior experience with is whether the company ownership/personnel/designs have changed in a big way, and if their new stuff is receiving good reviews. Crank bros for example is one that I eventually took off my shit list. I only have their synthesis wheels (w/ i9 101 hubs) and not many miles on them, but so far so good.