Originally Posted by mlh122
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?
Sounds to me that this snob was trying to show off for your lady. I'd dispense with him immediately
