My girlfriend upgraded from a Roadmaster Mt Fury to a Trek 4500 WSD for $249. We thought it was a pretty good upgrade. I wasn't so worried about her on trails as I was when she was on the Roadmaster.

Then we were talking to a guy she works with who's like a an uber elite mtb'er with a $4k bike and chipped teeth. When we told him about it he was like "Uhh Trek? Why'd you go and do that?"

So I was just wondering does this guy just have really extreme opinions? Or are Trek's entry level bikes not that great?