Originally posted by Maelstrom
Fact of life in bikes. Things get cheaper. My gf has a 2002 Kona Stuff. She payed 1100$ (that was msrp I talked the shop down a bit). The following year they added better parts including disc brakes and dropped the price to 900$. It will make you feel better if you look at the bike industry like computers. You will never win unless you are getting bro deals 
how do you like the kona stuff? it looks like a good bike thats in my price range.
i cant wait to go bike hunting tomorrow. i gotta make a list of all the bikes i want to try out.