Originally Posted by BlazingPedals

Test ride, test ride, test ride. Don't buy a lesser machine than you'll be happy with, just because it's cheap; that's false economy. But if the inexpensive machine makes you happy and fits your needs, why would you need to spend more?

Please no more Rover wars. I think everyone here understands that the Rover makes some compromises in order to come in at half the price of its competition. So do the low-end Sun bikes, and I don't hear everyone dissing them. They fill a market niche.