Bounty Hunter

I'm kind of on the fence about making a purchase decision. I've been shopping MTBs for nearly 6 months now and I need some help. I've kind of narrowed it down to two bikes...an '07 HiFi leftover in my size on sale for $1220 or an '08 HiFi Deluxe which will be on sale next week at a LBS (I should be able to get it anywhere between $2000-$2100).

The '07 HiFi should be more than enough bike for me, but I feel like it has some lesser components and I can see myself wanting to upgrade it later. The test ride went well. I thought the base HiFi felt much better to me than the base Specialized FSRxc. I read the FSRxc is lighter, but it didn't feel that way after riding them.

The '08 HiFi Deluxe is an affordable dream bike for me. I don't think it would ever need to be upgraded. It has some of the best components that I could want. I only took it for a parking lot test, but after riding it and then a hardtail 29er I had to test the HiFi Deluxe one more time.

I had a chance to ride a HiFi Carbon Pro at a Trek/Fisher Demo here in the dirt last week. Wow...just wow. :eekster: The Deluxe is going to be closer to what the Carbon Pro felt like, but it comes at a price.

I thought about buying the '07 base HiFi, leaving it stock and just riding it. If I do that I might pick up a hardtail Specialized Stumpjumper Comp later. I really liked that bike, but I couldn't see myself riding it on a regular basis due to the fact I'm sure it would be a lot harding on my 30+ body than the full suspension HiFi.

Thoughts?

born2bahick

Ha ha Sounds like you made up your mind, your just in denial about it!

Bounty Hunter

I'm just not sure about spending that much on a bike. It's more than my '93 Nissan Sentra. But...not my '06 Mitsu Lancer EVO.

Fable

Deluxe.

born2bahick

Your bike should always be worth more than at least one of your vehicles!