Originally Posted by
Unreasonable
4-500 might not be
so bad. What makes road bikes more expensive than mountain bikes? More precision needed to produce? In that case, if $4-500 will match the quality of the mountain bike I have (which I'm fine with, it works for everything I need it to), do you have any recommendations?
I'm pretty sure this is the mountain bike I got -
http://www.fujibikes.com/bike/details/nevada_5_0
As you can see, nothing more but nothing less.
Looking around the Fuji site more, there's this one which is in a bit uncomfortable price range, but I could still consider it -
http://www.fujibikes.com/bike/details/newest_4_0
You can do better, you're local bike shop ought to be running deals. Especially with clearing out last year's models.
I personally wouldn't go for lower spec than this guy:
http://www.fujibikes.com/bike/details/roubaix_2_0
You should be able to swing that level of bike/componentry on a 2010 model for 7-800.