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Originally Posted by Landshark
wow, mountain bike snobs. 
do any of you compete professionally? is a several-thousand dollar bike really necessary for the casual rider?
i used to race BMX, and while my bike was a pretty decent Frankenstein'd together unit, i would regularly woop on kids with bikes costing many times more.
rider fitness & skills > expensive hardware |
I absolutely, completely agree. It's not like I have the latest and greatest; I have a five-year-old bike with eleven-year-old hardware on it. And, even though it's a great bike, I'm still weak and I still suck.
Unfortunately, the entry point for a decent bike that won't fall apart on the trail is pretty high. It's stupid, but (in my opinion) just the way things are.