Originally Posted by
BassistBiker
I get what your saying, and I know $1000 would have been better...Just wasn't in the budget at the moment, and I figured $519 would at least get me a bike better than Walmart...
But, with that mentality, why would a bike shop even sell a bike in the the sub $1000 range. if it isn't going to at least be decent? Seems counterproductive to good customer service?
The question is, decent for what? And for whom? If this is a first geared bike for a kid looking for a bike that looks like a mountain bike, but that will be used mostly for riding around the neighborhood,, maybe some really light off road, than the Marlin 5 is for you. If you are an adult and plan to use the bike for any single track at all, than IMO, the Marlin 5 is a little under spec'd. I would hope your bike salesman would have had that conversation with you before you bought the bike.