Originally Posted by
jdmitch
Man, that is a pretty bike, and I don't think there's anything I would actually upgrade (obviously I'd add Dyno lights and a rack, but saddle, handlbars, grips, fenders, tires everything looks great). That makes for a heck of a value proposition when you don't have to swap parts to get it just how you want it.
Hey, did you happen to mention anyplace how much it set you back? Raleigh lists "$$$$$ = 700 - $1,100 general price range" and I don't have any Raleigh dealers close enough to go look around. However, there are some that may be worth looking into.
I got it for just over 1k. I bet if they replaced some of the frills with cheaper equivalents (saddle, grips, fenders, chain guard, etc) they could get the price down to something that would make it more attractive for the average commuter.
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