My other issue is with most brands only offering the high end spec on carbon frames. What’s so bad about XTR on an aluminum frame with top of the line suspension? Why only GX or SLX with aluminum? If I can get great parts and save a boat load of cash by getting an aluminum frame, I’ll take that every time. I’ll gladly take the cash and aluminum frame to Kingdom for the weekend with the wife. Beers are on me
Totally with you on this one. Trek discontinued my bike, the Superfly. It is aluminum with a fox 32 fork and XT drivetrain. I’ve been riding the pants off it and when I look around for what might be my next bike when the frame is eventually cracked and the fork is clapped out I come up with no good options. I don’t like building bikes up from parts because its too expensive.