You don't have to preach to me, well at least not to riding them as they're intended with a bit extra and leave build as standard, but never going to move me to the plastic, fantastic side and if that means a 30lb+ bike that's fun to pedal everywhere, don't have to worry about introducing it to rocks, at a reasonable cost to build, then yeah, that's me. Weight isn't the be all, end all, lots of heavier bikes pedal "better" than some lighter bikes and when all's said and done, it's the engine onboard that really is the difference.
\[edited to add\] We are obviously talking WAY different budgets here, you in the realm of the bike on test, me what most can afford or think is high, <$5,000 U$. Say that as my friends SB150 with F38, FloatX2 and all XT weighs over 33lbs and that thing still cost over $8500 US IIRC.
July 26, 2022, 5:35 p.m. - Lynx .
You don't have to preach to me, well at least not to riding them as they're intended with a bit extra and leave build as standard, but never going to move me to the plastic, fantastic side and if that means a 30lb+ bike that's fun to pedal everywhere, don't have to worry about introducing it to rocks, at a reasonable cost to build, then yeah, that's me. Weight isn't the be all, end all, lots of heavier bikes pedal "better" than some lighter bikes and when all's said and done, it's the engine onboard that really is the difference. \[edited to add\] We are obviously talking WAY different budgets here, you in the realm of the bike on test, me what most can afford or think is high, <$5,000 U$. Say that as my friends SB150 with F38, FloatX2 and all XT weighs over 33lbs and that thing still cost over $8500 US IIRC.