Siu Blue Wind

I almost got a RM Vertex 30. The last one they had in my size had a gouged stanchion. I wanted the fork replaced (not a mark down) so he said he'd have to send the entire bike back to RM to have them look at it. Not the fork to the manufacturer, the entire bike to RM.

Two weeks go by and no call. So I call them. Said that he didn't send it out yet. Two more weeks go by and same thing.

SO here it is six weeks after I agreed to buy it if they replace the fork and he tells me that he will give me 75 bucks credit if I get an upgraded fork. Apparently he never sent it back to RM.

So in other words, I have to BUY a new upgraded fork to tune of around $400 after selling the damaged one back to him. That does not seem fair to me at all. I just wanted the same fork but not damaged. He said he doesn't have one and I can either buy the upgrade or take the bike as is, with a $75 deduction.

I just stood there and looked at him.

After about 2 mins of us staring at each other, I said..."If this was your bike and you spent this much, would YOU take it with a gouged and leaking fork?" He smirked and said "To be honest, hell no. But that's what my boss said." So I stared at him again. He began to feel uncomfortable so I said no thank you and went to Kona.

common man

i'm a newbie but from personal experience - i recommend the specialized rockhopper. its retail value was like $700 but we got it for <$400 - $500 (don't remember exactly). no more than $500 (if that much). i recommend it because it is very light weight (double butted aluminum frame & fork) but has full suspension and large rugged tires for mountain bikes. the deore components provide smooth shifting too. this bike really has the best of both worlds - light weight like a fast road bike but has the bells and whistles of a mountain bike.

LesterOfPuppets

Don't necessarily count out all Schwinns and Mongooses. They both make some really nice bikes in addition to their lines of imitation mountain bikes.

The Schwinn PDG 90 is one of my favorite MTB frames of all time Too bad it's too big for you and the dude is asking too much money for it. $350 for such an old rig is crazy, unless it's pristine.

Zephyr11

Mmm...Brodie. I want a Holeshot. I hate my hardtail's frame and would love to move over the components. Would need to buy a bigger fork too though, which is the main thing stopping me.

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mtnbiker66

Wow.....thast some awesome stuff right there. Classic!

Zephyr11

One of these guys? https://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...Disc&Type=bike
I saw one of them at a garage sale not too long ago. At first glance, I assumed it was an older FSR XC. Did a double take when I saw it said Rockhopper!

Siu Blue Wind

*flicks '66 in forehead*