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Old 06-20-2011, 09:09 AM   #24
pylon
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I find, as a rule of thumb, once you spend around $1000 on a bike, you are not giving up quality, you are just trimming weight once you start spending more after that. For 99% of the population, an $1100, 20 pound Tiagra grouped road bike, is just as rideable as a $5000 16 pound Dura-ace bike. In reality sometimes the lower end stuff can be more durable, and less finicky.

If you plan to ride a lot, buying a garbage $300 Canadian Tire bike does nothing for you. You will end up replacing stuff on it all the time, they are generally less rideable, noisier, and definitely less enjoyable to ride. There is nothing like the solid feel of cooking alone at 35 kph on a nice solid PROPERLY FIT road bike. Alot of people give up on riding because they have a crappy bike.

There are certain things you can cheap out on in life and get away with it, but bikes are not one of them if you want the full experience.
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