I think it’s fair to say (aluminum or carbon) that Santa Cruz’s bikes are at more expensive end of the pricing curve.
I don’t think it’s fair to say they don’t innovate - they invest a lot of money on design and materials, the latter which admittedly doesn’t matter to some folks like me who go for metal bikes and the former is a general comment since this is a hardtail.
They also don’t assemble bikes in lowest-bidder facilities but rather in their own, and I think it matters, and I know it costs a fortune more - for example building bikes in the USA.
This is also my third piece in this series, and I think between them all I mentioned more than enough times that riders looking for the best spec/$ would not be buying this rig.
Meta TR is a great bike. Why is it so hard for people to say “I don’t see the value in what Santa Cruz is offering. For a similar investment I’d be on a Meta TR and here’s why” instead?
Feb. 21, 2022, 7:15 a.m. - Andrew Major
I think it’s fair to say (aluminum or carbon) that Santa Cruz’s bikes are at more expensive end of the pricing curve. I don’t think it’s fair to say they don’t innovate - they invest a lot of money on design and materials, the latter which admittedly doesn’t matter to some folks like me who go for metal bikes and the former is a general comment since this is a hardtail. They also don’t assemble bikes in lowest-bidder facilities but rather in their own, and I think it matters, and I know it costs a fortune more - for example building bikes in the USA. This is also my third piece in this series, and I think between them all I mentioned more than enough times that riders looking for the best spec/$ would not be buying this rig. Meta TR is a great bike. Why is it so hard for people to say “I don’t see the value in what Santa Cruz is offering. For a similar investment I’d be on a Meta TR and here’s why” instead?