Nuther Li'l very unpopular secret I learned first hand, an old truth carved in stone..

"It Ain't the bike It's the Engine"

I know a guy who's on His second hard tail, He has gotten very fast.....

His first hard tail was a $500 entry level Trek something or other with that lowly suntour fork..
His second bike and current speed steed is a $700 Trek Hard Tail with a similar lower end Suntour such n such sx or scr sxr what ever low end fork.
When asked why he sticks to these low end bikes his answer is a simple, " I can't afford more than this, I love these bikes, I don't need more" Then he says,, 'Well ? are we gonna ride or stand here and waste the day?"

Did I fail to mention he has gotten very fast ??
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