[Closed] What's the average STW bike these days...

Joe · 2020-09-11T11:00:19Z

Looking at new bikes after riding lots on the road over the last few years, and dusting off the mountain bike in the garage which has mainly been used as an offroad tourer recently. 10-15 years ago it seemed that a your average enthusiast level singletrack rider tended to be equipped with a steel hardtail (On-One Inbred, Cotic Soul etc.) a 100-130mm air fork. You used to be able to knock something decent together for about £1000 and complete hardtails rarely sold second hand for more than a grand. A decade later times seem to have changed. Most of the chaps I used to ride with now ride longer travel FS bikes. Maybe we've gone soft, got richer, but i also feel that bouncy bikes improved to the point where a 150mm FS bike is now the equivalent to the 130mm hardtail of the 2010 period. It seems the market for the do it all hardtail has reduced - there are still lots of aggressive, slack and longer travel hardtails but these seem less targeted at your Peak District 40km Sunday looper (...Unless i'm mistaken). There also seems to be a far greater range of bike brands being ridden. What do you think is the new mr.average, just one bike in the garage ride on your trail and what is the cost of their bike? Has the sport become more expensive on average?

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sprocker

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I have a gravel bike, find it pretty much useless bar when I have an hour to get out, then a bronson for when I want to enjoy riding. I am in the peaks and I notice people on 140 to 160mm full sus mainly with some going hardtail, big increase in ebikes of late.

Posted : 15/09/2020 10:31 pm

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