Originally Posted by
Happy Feet
Did it disinterest you?
I would argue setting the entry bar at $1000+ would cause more to be disinterested.
You say the positive experience of one over the other is determinant but I would say the price, without being able to measure it against any positive experience, would be more of a barrier.
How much to do that? No thanks.
It didn't disinterest me at the time back in the 80s because there really wasn't much for other choices. Now that we have better choices...For someone just starting out, I wouldn't point them to an old cheap bike to start on.