The problem is that Manufacturer's can buy components at a much better price than you and I as mere consumers can. Therefore, an $850 NEW bike will be better equipped than a $500 bike with $500 worth of upgrades.
I didn't trash or bash the quality, just a mere fact of economics.
L8R
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