Old 08-27-22, 10:58 AM
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Darth Lefty 
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Some people get into a mode where they need the newest thing and that's pretty wasteful. MSRP turning into used wholesale value walking out the door of the shop...

Some nice components are a lot longer lasting but the price up front is high and you really need to use them up to realize that as savings. And if you are buying the latest thing all the time you won't ever.

There's definitely a price level in mountain biking where everything works a lot better, and then from there you can spend at least twice that and not get a lot better bike. Some of the components might be better spending than others, but when you get a complete bike everything is upgraded and some of it might not be so needful.

I replaced my hardtail MTB when it got to a point most major components on a similar level bike would not fit up to it. That took about sixteen years. I think that span would be a lot shorter on a suspension bike. And the new bike was a lot better! Things changed in the interim.
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