I know you get what you pay for, but...

Does anyone else think that bicycle prices are just a little bit too high? (Insert Jimmy McMillan meme here) Several years ago, I bought a Gary Fisher MTB for almost $400 and thought at the time that that was a bit too much. Now that i'm interested in riding for exercise i've been looking at 'cross bikes and they average around $1000. Correct me if i'm wrong but in most of my research, most of the major brands manufacture their wares over in Asia, do they not? I just don't get it. Maybe someone can explain what the hell is going on. Am i gonna have to buy a bike from Bikesdirect.com? Are they decent bikes? Sound off, people!!

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on October 27, 2012 at 8:02am

Maybe it should be Rerp Deryp.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on October 29, 2012 at 10:07am

I bought a Specialized Globe a couple years ago for around $500, and it's still running fairly well. I am putting 50-75 miles a week on it. I've had to replace some of the components though – left shifter, tires, and rear wheel – and I do feel like I am at the bike shop once a month getting something or other fixed. My next bike will most likely be a Surly.