What is mid-range?
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i wouldn't consider any "frame only" bike built up with mid-range parts as a valid entry in this months BOTM. neither would i consider any bike which would have been purchased built up with high-end components BITD, but now built up with mid-range parts a mid-range bike entry.
i do agree with no better than LX parts on the bike as mid-range.
i do agree with no better than LX parts on the bike as mid-range.
Mid range for me was always price thing based on the average selling prices of bikes: cheap bikes are up to 300 new, mid range is 300 - 800 new - and anything else is high end.
This pretty much applied in the mid 90s as it does now as bike price ranges have not changed a great deal in 15 years.
This might sound bonkers to some, but it works for me.
This pretty much applied in the mid 90s as it does now as bike price ranges have not changed a great deal in 15 years.
This might sound bonkers to some, but it works for me.
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Rockhopper is mid range .
bushpig
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So, what do you call a nice frame that was a rider for decades, but which was built up with mid-level components? I think a lot of the definitions here beg the question. Taking a top end frame and outfitting it with work horse parts is a popular method of getting the ride qualities that you want without breaking the bank. The resulting bike certainly isn't high-end because, by design, the build has been set up to be cost-conscious. After that it becomes more quibbling. The Merlin is unusual because it was a boutique frame, but the fact is, that the owner built it as a rider and did ride it until I bought it.
mattbrown":1828o3xq said:fingers":1828o3xq said:
Meeeeoooowwwww!!!!
Anything that was at the top end of your paper-round savings - but around 500 quid is what MBUK would have classed it as.
I have one me'self sir...
BITD MBUK 1996 buyers guide (IIRC) had the cindercone as the ultimate budgeteer bike - quality, as much as one really needs, and sensible upgrades... All from the offing.
