Dustin
Moderator
Someone put this in my thread asking if I should pull the trigger and it makes sense. "If you feel the deal is good for YOU, who cares what everyone else thinks".
Exactly! Everyone has a different idea of what is reasonable to pay & everyone has different amounts of spendable income.
I know lots of people who will only buy bikes brand new, and that's great because it keeps the bike market busy. I see the appeal of having a brand new bike. Imagine not having to worry about the previous owners, maintenance and having everything as the factory intended straight out the door--that's really appealing even to me.
I'm just too broke to ever consider buying new, and I don't think I've ever paid more than $4000 for a bike in the last 7 I've owned.