I am looking to upgrade from an old CCM Nevada (200 CD$) winter commuter to something more to my taste.
I find that the European bikes are way more expensives that their North American counterpart.
- Is it that the Euro is a high value currency?
- Is it that the Germans build their own bikes while North American contract to China?
- Is it that the European bikes are way better ?
I am not well versed in components so it's hard for me to quickly compare wheelsets or headsets or cranksets or... so I cannot assess the differences. Any comment on that.
Here are a few contenders.
Marin Presidio 3 2020: 1025 U$
www.marinbikes.com/bikes/20-presidio-3
Breezer Beltway 11+ : 1800 U$
http://www.breezerbikes.com/bikes/tr...way-11-plus-us
BMC Alpenchallenge AC01 One : 2300 U$
http://www.bmc-switzerland.com/alpen...ne-301790.html
Tout Terrain Metropolitan : 2600$ U$ tout-terrain.de/en/the-products/trekking/439/metropolitan
For what it is worth, I am commuting 44km RT (30mi) all-season, south shore of Montreal where the roads are supposedly paved but a real shame. Lots of potholes, shoulders that may be destroyed or lacking asphalt, lots of salt.... I am a heavy rider around 95kg (200lb).
Thank you for your input.
NOTE: Sorry, I cannot post URL since it's not my 11th post yet.