When buying a bike, I kind of used this method by looking at the cost-vs-spec-level plot on 99Spokes. Although it should be taken with a grain of salt, as spec

When buying a bike, I kind of used this method by looking at the cost-vs-spec-level plot on 99Spokes. Although it should be taken with a grain of salt, as spec level is a heuristic and not always very accurate. Found a nice MTB for a good price that way, but struggled with other types of bicycles.