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JohnW · 11-23-2004, 10:13 AM

It's worth $250 max. Jeep jumped on the "mountain bike" craze of the mid to late 90's and contracted out Raliegh to make thier bikes and slap a Jeep sticker on them. I worked in the wholesale side of the mtn bike/snowboard/ski industry from the late 80's to late 90's, so I know all the details of all the major brands of mtn bike.
I'm sure it's a nice looking bike and has all the "brand name" componenets, but these compnent manufacturers all have multiple lines and different levels of quality for thier parts and if this bike was $600 new, it probably has low to mid quality parts on it. I'm not knocking the bike, I'm just adding a few details that people might want to know. This bike is good for the weekend leisure rider who may go on a few groomed trails now and then. Overselling this bike as serious off road machine will only result in an unhappy buyer.

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J.

11-23-2004, 10:13 AM
JohnW Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: under your bed Posts: 642	It's worth $250 max. Jeep jumped on the "mountain bike" craze of the mid to late 90's and contracted out Raliegh to make thier bikes and slap a Jeep sticker on them. I worked in the wholesale side of the mtn bike/snowboard/ski industry from the late 80's to late 90's, so I know all the details of all the major brands of mtn bike. I'm sure it's a nice looking bike and has all the "brand name" componenets, but these compnent manufacturers all have multiple lines and different levels of quality for thier parts and if this bike was $600 new, it probably has low to mid quality parts on it. I'm not knocking the bike, I'm just adding a few details that people might want to know. This bike is good for the weekend leisure rider who may go on a few groomed trails now and then. Overselling this bike as serious off road machine will only result in an unhappy buyer. ;) J.