It's not exactly high end but has two huge benefits to it; it's built extremely solid and the fork/frame/tires are all still perfectly straight and I can get it to very high speeds with zero wobble without a tuneup for over 4 years. Secondly it looks kinda goofy and the paint job is tacky so people are unlikely to steal it. What it needs most is a better gear shifting component and a new chain as well as cleaning supplies and cleaning the wheel bearings. The fork still works and seems to be fine. Will check out the slx/deore mix, thanks