Originally Posted by
carnivroar
Let me rephrase the question. In general, which is better: a $600 bike as is, or a $300 bike with $300 worth of upgrades?
More typically, I’d rather take the $300 bike with $300 worth of upgrades over the $600 bike whose OEM components fail to yield satisfaction for whatever reasons
. I can do a lot with $300 worth of upgrades and have done so numerous times to my bikes as well as to the bikes of friends and family
.