Originally Posted by capejohn

Bike shops who carry the mass produced lines like Trek, Specialized, Giant etc. get hammered on warrantee stuff. Those bikes are very poplular but not good bikes. They are simple and good enough for most people.

If we won a contest and could pick any bike for say under $2500, I think very few of us would pick one of those. I bought a Giant for the same reason people buy bikes at toy stores. The price.