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> A (not-by-much-)sub-$1000 conventional bike will still tend to have low-end components. Not low-end, just not top-of-the-line. My $900 msrp aluminum frame ro
by throwawayjava 9y ago
> A (not-by-much-)sub-$1000 conventional bike will still tend to have low-end components.
Not low-end, just not top-of-the-line. My $900 msrp aluminum frame road bike is a decade old, I ride it every day, and I haven't had to replace anything except brake pads and tires. And I'm not even a maintenance freak.
I could easily imagine a high-quality, sub-$1000 assisted bike. Especially because you don't need light components with an assist, which makes the quality/cost trade-offs easier.
- analog31 9y agoSimilar experience here, with a bike in the $500 range. I get long term daily use use out of bikes thrown together from parts that are 30+ years old. I take care of basic periodic maintenance, and that's about it. When I upgrade a part with another used part that I get for free, it's typically for aesthetics rather than necessity. There's a huge range of opinions about what constitutes an acceptable level of quality in a bike. Also, experiences with maintenance will vary due to local conditions. Road salt isn't particularly friendly to bikes, for instance.