I am curious about how many of you are Brand loyal. I road mtb a ton in the 90's but had a family and moved. Thus, I migrated to the road. I have always ridden GT and still have my mtb from 1993. I LOVE that bike. When I first got into road I wanted to go GT of course but there were no shops around that carried them. I went with Felt and later Colnago. I did buy a GT hybrid a few years ago but it was not the same GT as before. Recently I started riding the mtb's again with my son. I wanted him to get a GT BMX bike but he went Jamis. He switched to a Giant mtb for his 8th BDay. My old GT 26er seems too small for me so I looked at some new 29ers. I really wanted to go GT but they just are not the same bike. (Yes, I know about all their changes). In the end I went with a Giant but I still feel bad about not getting a GT. I wanted to support my LBS and my son wanted me to ride what he was riding so I just gave in.
Are others loyal like this to a bike brand? I can say that I am Brand loyal for most things but bikes have a special pull for some reason. I can't ever see myself riding anything but Campy for a road bike again but I am not sure about the frame loyalty yet. I doubt that I will have it with Giant for mtb because they just seem soul less. I am just bummed that GT took such a bad turn. It was such an excellent brand and bike in the day. My purple Karakoram is still the best looking bike that I have ever seen or ridden, even though I recently converted it to a rigid hybrid like ride.