Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
I dont own a bike that is more than $770 and I consider them to be of excellent quality. I bought them of craigslist, ebay, or here as complete bikes or frames and adjusted what I wanted. Buying used and customizing can be a really good deal if you know what you want and make sure everything works together before buying.
I would buy new and customize is I had a ton of cash, so ya, ideally spend $1,000 on the bike and if need be a few hundred on upgrades and repairs and I'll hopefully still be ahead.
Called a shop today in Montreal though, and they have a new Fuji Touring from last year, my size at $1,000 so might check that out too.