Originally Posted by
Zephyr11
D'oh! Sorry guys. I'm gonna have to recommend that swing bike. There's one here that looks pretty sweet:
http://www.americasbikecompany.com/S...301-001-04.htm
I agree that you can't get a good full-suspension mountain bike. But you can't get a decent mountain bike?? Really?! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend my DMR to anyone looking for a pump track, DJ, or urban bike, unless they planned on going HUUUGE. If you're lucky, you can find one on eBay for $500ish. Might get lucky finding an NS Holy also. And for many people's purposes, the
GT Chucker or
Jamis Komodo will hold up just fine for drops, and both of those are going for $400. Sure, you get a rigid fork with the DMR and NS, and a RST Launch with the GT and Jamis, but whatever, I don't think the OP is expecting an 831 or Argyle for what he's willing to pay.
Really not sure what your point is exactly. If you`re going to post informationthen it should be reproducable and available to anyone. My comments were based on MSRP which anyone can at least match. If you want to compare that to something that might be won in an auction on eBay or bought used at a garage sale or won in a poker game then there`s really no frame of reference.
But lets look at some realities. DMR lists their best selling hardtail FRAME for over $400. Kona in this year`s lineup of mtb bikes has only ONE thats less than $500 - thant`s the Lan`i which lists at $449 and is suggested for XC if you`re a light beginner rider. There`s no lockout on the front suspension and the damping leaves a lot to be desired. OK - maybe I`m mistaken - they do have 2 kids bikes at $350 and $400.
But maybe you should give them a call and some advice. Because if they could really build a decent mtb for $500 with a decent front suspension - I`m sure they`d love to. I mean - even those other three kids bikes they market are $560, $700 and $1700 !!
And frames and components for downhill and DJ have to be designed to take more abuse so they`re usually more expensive. The only component group Shimano has built specifically for freeride and downhill is the Saint group. XT, SLX, Deore and XTR are only targeted to meet cross country, enduro and trekking.
So if you`re happy with what you have and want to insist that anyone can pick up a decent mtb with a decent front suspension for less than $500 - then I guess its pretty simple. You and I don`t agree on what a `decent` mtb is.