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11-19-02, 09:28 AM
In another thread I wa going through it was pointed out that for a company to give a lifetime guarantee on a frame it has to price up its bike a lot. I recently bought a 2003 Garry Fisher Tassajara. The choice was between the Fisher, Trek 4900 and Kona Nunu. I was not impressed by the fact that Kona are only giving a 3 year warranty on the frames which are made in Taiwan and Vietnam.
The Fisher had better specs than the Trek, both of which come with a lifetime warranty. This is important for me, because as much as I would like, I cannot afford to change my bike every couple of years. Buying the Fisher was 'Big' for me as I bought it around 1400 US Dollars and I cannot afford to sell it for half that amount in a couple of years and fork out more money to get a new bike. The Fisher supposedely is built in the USA which I prefer to Taiwan.
By the way these bike were all in the same price bracket, the Kona being slightly cheaper.
The Fisher had better specs than the Trek, both of which come with a lifetime warranty. This is important for me, because as much as I would like, I cannot afford to change my bike every couple of years. Buying the Fisher was 'Big' for me as I bought it around 1400 US Dollars and I cannot afford to sell it for half that amount in a couple of years and fork out more money to get a new bike. The Fisher supposedely is built in the USA which I prefer to Taiwan.
By the way these bike were all in the same price bracket, the Kona being slightly cheaper.