"Pete" wrote in message
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Dept store cheap, or bike shop cheap?

I have a '99 Specialized HardRock, $350(?), that has served well for many
thousand miles, on and off road.

Really. My theory is that cheap bike-store bikes are actually more durable
than the more expensive ones. That's because the cheaper gruppos are heavier
so should be pretty strong, right?

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