Originally Posted by
mphilleo
Raleigh
With the corporate discount (do a web search) their offerings become very, very attractive.
They make well designed and practical bikes for a fair price. Great brand, IMO.
Regarding the Vaya, folks seem to have a low opinion of Sunrace components, so that's why I mentioned the Sunrace cassette earlier on.
To me, a cassette is not a valid deal killer on a bike. The sad fact is that at a $1K budget, you're not going to get 100% Shimano/SRAM.