united bicycle institute RSS
The Cost of Mountain Biking, Part One: Why Mass-Market Bikes Don’t Last
We take a look at why mass-market and department store bikes seem to fall apart more quickly than premium bikes in part one of a two-part series.
The post The Cost of Mountain Biking, Part One: Why Mass-Market Bikes Don’t Last appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.
Tags
- All
- #2019
- #30daysofbiking
- #aggysreunion
- #highline
- #kurtsorge
- #makepovgreatagain
- #rideloaded
- #stamp
- #trailtrales
- 'MERICA - U.S.Asymmetric
- 1
- 1 by
- 10
- 10 best
- 10 best destinations
- 10 best trails
- 10 Best US Mountain Bike Towns with the Lowest Cost of Living
- 10 best ways to upgrade
- 10 easy mtb tricks
- 10 fastest
- 10 liter
- 10 reasons
- 10 reasons why
- 10 things
- 10 tips
- 10 year old
- 10 years
- 10-year
- 10-year anniversary
- 100 miler
- 100 miler training plan
- 100 miles
- 100 percent
- 100%
- 100% aircraft
- 100% blake
- 100% glendale
- 100% hudson
- 100-mile
- 100mm
- 101
- 10k
- 10L
- 11 speed
- 11-20
- 11spd
- 12
- 12 hour racing
- 12 hours
- 12 hours in the wild west
- 12 hours of mesa verde
- 12 speed
- 12 speed drivetrain
- 12-hour
- 12-inch
- 120 TPI
- 1200
- 120c
- 120mm
- 120mm fork
- 12spd
- 12spd xtr
- 13-speed
- 130mm fork
- 130mm travel fork
- 13spd
- 14-inch bike
- 14-year-old
- 1400
- 140mm
- 1440
- 14er
- 15
- 15-mile trail
- 150
- 150gm
- 150mm
- 15745 yeti
- 15QR
- 16-inch bike
- 160
- 160mm fork
- 1700
- 170mm fork
- 175mm dropper
- 17k in a day
- 17K Vert in a day
- 18
- 18 Road
- 18 Road Trails
- 180
- 180mm
- 1893 brakes
- 1990s
- 1992
- 19th hole
- 1:1:2199
- 1a
- 1d
- 1dx mark ii
- 1k
- 1o
- 1r
- 1st place run
- 1trailaweek
- 1up
- 1up usa
- 1v
- 1w
- 1x
- 1x drivetrain
- 1x remote
- 1x10
- 1x11
- 1x12
- 1x13
- 1x9
- 2"
- 2.3
- 2.35
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.5"
- 2.6
- 2.6-inch
- 2.6inch
- 2.8 inch tire
- 20-inch bike
- 200L
- 200mm
- 2010
- 2010 dissent 2.5
- 2010 syncros
- 2010 WTB
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2014 trek superfly 100 al pro
- 2015
- 2015 bike reviews
- 2016
- 2016 best of
- 2016 bike reviews
- 2016 blackburn ranger program
- 2016 MTB festivals
- 2017
- 2017 gear survey
- 2017 gear survey results
- 2017 mont sainte anne
- 2017 msa
- 2017 readers choice
- 2017 survey results
- 2017 uci dh
- 2017 uci world cup
- 2017 World Cup DH
- 2017 World Cup Downhill
- 2018
- 2018 corvus
- 2018 enduro bikes
- 2018 ews
- 2018 fatback corvus
- 2018 Kona Process 153 29er
- 2018 Saracen Myst
- 2018 Yeti SB5 Carbon GX Eagle
- 2019 best trails
- 2019 bikes
- 2019 Commencal Meta HT AM Origin
- 2019 enduro bikes
- 2019 Giant Stance
- 2019 GT Sensor
- 2019 guerrilla gravity
- 2019 Nukeproof Mega Carbon
- 2019 Santa Cruz Bronson
- 2019 Vitus Nucleus
- 20mm
- 21 Jump
- 220
- 220mm
- 24 hop
- 24 hour
- 24 hour racing
- 24 hours
- 24 hours in the old pueblo
- 24 hrs of Georgia
- 24 inch
- 24-hour race
- 24-inch bike
- 24-inch bikes
- 24-inch wheels
- 24hop
- 25% off Select North Face Outerwear
- 250000 feet
- 250k feet
- 26
- 26 inch
- 26 street
- 26 tire
- 26aintdead
- 26er
- 26mtb
- 26x2.25
- 27 plus
- 27 plus wheels
- 27+
- 27.2
- 27.5
- 27.5 enduro
- 27.5 enduro bike
- 27.5 enduro bikes
- 27.5 geometry
- 27.5 hardtail
- 27.5 inch
- 27.5 plus
- 27.5 plus hardtail
- 27.5 plus wheels
- 27.5 tire
- 27.5 trail bike
- 27.5 wheels
- 27.5+ fork
- 27.5+ hardtails
- 275
- 27plus
- 29
- 29 enduro
- 29 enduro fork
- 29 hardtails
- 29 plus
- 29 tire
- 29 trail bike
- 29 trails
- 29+ bike
- 29+ fs
- 29+ full suspension
- 29+ hardtail
- 29+ mtb
- 29-inch bike
- 29-inch bikes
- 29-inch tires
- 29-inch wheels
- 2989
- 29er
- 29er bike
- 29er bikes
- 29er dh
- 29er dh bike
- 29er downhill bike
- 29er downhill bikes
- 29er enduro
- 29er enduro bike
- 29er enduro bikes
- 29er enduro fork
- 29er fork
- 29er geometry
- 29er hardtail
- 29er hardtails
- 29er mountain bike
- 29er mtb
- 29er review
- 29er tire
- 29er tires
- 29er trail
- 29er trail bike
- 29er trail bikes
- 29er wheel
- 29er wheels
- 29ers
- 2b
- 2bliss
- 2x
- 2x10
- 2x11
- 3 bike
- 3 bikes 3 minutes
- 3 days
- 3-pocket
- 3.0 tire
- 3/4
- 3/4 sleeves
- 30 days of biking
- 30% Off ENVE Softgoods
- 30daysofmountainbiking
- 30l
- 30th
- 31.8
- 3131
- 32
- 32 float
- 32 series
- 32er
- 34 series
- 34 step cast
- 340 miles
- 340-mile
- 34mm
- 34t
- 35 bar
- 35mm
- 35mm bar
- 35mm handlebar
- 35mm stem
- 35mm stems
- 36
- 36 series
- 360
- 360 camera
- 360 cameras
- 360 tuck no hander
- 360-degree
- 360-degree camera
- 360fly
- 36er
- 380 c2r2 ti
- 3D
- 3d printing
- 3DF
- 3rd generation
- 3VO
- 3VO suspension
- 4
- 4 bike
- 4 piston 2 piston
- 4 piston brakes
- 4 pot
- 4-arm strong
- 40
- 40 series
- 4000 lumen light
- 401
- 41mm rims
- 429 day
- 44 bikes
- 44 Trails
- 45 NRTH
- 4560b
- 45nrth
- 45NRTH Dillinger Studded Fat Bike Tire
- 48 state road trip
- 4iiii
- 4k
- 4k mountain biking video
- 4K MTB
- 4K stabilized mountain biking
- 4K video
- 4Kvideo
- 4s
- 4X
- 5
- 5 beginner mountain bike skills
- 5 best
- 5 oaks
- 5 points
- 5 reasons
- 5 reasons why
- 5 tips
- 5.1
- 5.10
- 5.5
- 50 mile mtb race
- 50 mile race
- 50 miler
- 50 to 01
- 50 to 1
- 50/01
- 5010
- 50:1
- 50to01
- 50to1
- 510
- 535 One
- 55+
- 55+ mountain bikers
- 55Nine
- 55nine performance
- 575
- 591
- 6
- 6-hour race
- 6000 lumen light
- 650
- 6500 lumen light
- 650b
- 661
- 661 filter
- 661 helmet
- 661 reset
- 661 shoe
- 661 shoes
- 671
- 680
- 69er
- 6d
- 6d ATB-1
- 6D ATB-1T Evo Helmet
- 6fattie
- 6s
- 7 best
- 7 bikes 7 wonders
- 7 Protection
- 7-Inch Folding Saw
- 700
- 700 tuned
- 705
- 720
- 720 am
- 740MM
- 750mm
- 780mm
- 7iDP
- 7idp transition elbow
- 7mesh
- 7mesh apparel
- 7mesh desperado
- 7mesh glidepath
- 7mesh henley
- 7stanes
- 8
- 8 Mile Loop
- 8 reasons why
- 8 track
- 8 track short
- 800 lumen bike light
- 800 lumen light
- 800 lumens
- 82-year-old
- 840mm
- 9 most
- 9.8
- 900
- 900 grams
- 909
- 911
- 930
- 9:zero:7
- 9point8
- 9point8 fall line
- 9point8 fall line r
- 9point8 Falline
- 9th avenue trails
- a day out
- A River Runs Through It
- a-line
- a1
- A1 Mips Classic Helmet
- aaron
- aaron chamberlain
- aaron chase
- aaron gwin
- aaron rogers
- aarp
- ab
- abajo enduro
- abandanoned
- abandoned mine
- abandoned turnpike
- abandoned waterpark
- abbey bike tools
- abita
- abominable snowman
- above treeline
- abq
- abq bike trails
- abra cadabra
- absa cape epic
- absolute bikes
- absolute black
- absolute truth
- Absolute+
- abuse
- aca
- access
- access fee
- access fees
- access issues
- accessories
- accident
- acclaimed
- acclimating to high altitude riding
- account
- accuracy
- Ace
- acepac
- Achievement
- achieving goals
- acl
- acl surgery
- acquisition
- acre
- acre supply
- act
- action
- action cam
- action camera
- action cameras
- action clip
- action elite jersey
- action sports
- action sports cinematography
- action sports photography
- actioncam
- ACTIVETRACK
- Adam Craig
- adam sklar
- adaptable bike
- adaptable mtb
- adaptive
- Adaptive logic
- ADD
- Add new tag
- add on
- addict
- addiction
- addidas terrex
- ADHD
- adidas
- adidas pacyr
- adidas sunglasses
- adjustability
- adjustable
- adjustable height post
- Adjustable Repair Stand
- adjustable seatpost
- adjusting
- adjustment
- adjustments
- Adolf Silva
- adrenaline
- adrenaline junky
- ADU Industries
- advanced
- advanced bike skills
- advanced bike trails
- Advanced MTB Skills
- advanced skills
- adventure
- adventure bike
- adventure by bike
- adventure cycling
- adventure cycling association
- adventure dispatch
- adventure filmmaking
- adventure park
- adventure race
- adventure riding
- adventure travel
- adventures
- adversity
- advertising
- advice
- Advocacy
- advocate cycles
- ae
- Ae Forest
- aeon
- aerial footage
- aerial halifax
- aerial photo
- aerial photography
- aerodynamics
- af
- afan
- afan bike park
- afan forest park
- afdd
- affordable
- affordable bike
- affordable bike town
- affordable bikes
- affordable cost of living
- affordable dropper post
- affordable flats
- affordable gear
- affordable hardtail
- affordable helmet
- affordable mountain bike
- affordable mtb
- affordable mtb shoes
- affordable mtb town
- affordable shoes
- affordable shorts
- affordable upgrade
- afghanistan
- africa
- african american
- after work ride
- afterburner
- afton keegan
- afton shoes
- agate
- agate creek
- age
- ageing
- AGGRESSIVE
- aggressive hardtail
- aggressive upgrades
- Aggressor
- aggy
- aggy's reunion
- aging
- Agravic Alpha Shield
- aguado
- Ahearne Cycles
- ailment
- ailments
- aion
- Air
- air 9
- air 9 rdo
- air canister
- air chair trail
- air compressor
- air dh
- air downhill
- air force
- air force athlete program
- air fork
- air liner
- air pressure
- air shock
- air spring
- air sprung
- air volume spacer
- airblastr
- airbnb
- airborne
- airborne bicycles
- airborne goblin
- aird
- airline
- airliner
- airplane
- airplane travel
- airshot
- Airtearoa
- airtime
- ak
- aka
- akrigg
- al
- al bike frame
- alabama
- alabama skyway
- Alafia
- alafia river state park
- alaska
- alaska bike
- alaska mountain bike
- alaska mountain biking
- alaska mtb
- alaska trails
- alberta
- Albuquerque
- albuquerque bike trails
- Albuquerque mountain biking
- albuquerque trails
- albuquerquenm
- alchemy
- aleena
- Ales Falls Trail
- alex grant
- alexa
- alexandria
- Alexis Righetti
- alf
- alfine 11
- algorithm
- ali c
- Ali Clarkson
- alice springs
- Alicia Leggett
- aline
- aliso
- aliso and wood
- alititude
- all
- all about fun
- all around trail system
- all day ride
- all day rides
- all in multitool
- All mountain
- all mountain 27.5
- all mountain 29er
- all mountain bike
- All Mountain bikes
- all mountain hardtail
- all mountain jacket
- all mountain jersey
- all mountain shorts
- all mountain style
- All Mountain Style Mud Guard
- all mountain tire
- all mountain tires
- all mountain wheels
- all mountaint
- all out mtb riding
- all terrain biking
- all terrain tire
- All Thriller
- all time
- all wheel drive
- all-in-one bike light
- all-in-one bike lights
- allegheny national forest
- allegrippis trails
- alligator
- alligators
- Allison Slavick
- allite
- allmountain
- Allow frame
- alloy
- alloy backed pads
- alloy bar
- alloy bars
- alloy enduro
- alloy frame
- alloy handlebar
- alloy handlebars
- alloy spider
- alloy stem
- alloy stems
- alloy wheels
- allride
- almond butter
- almonzo 100
- almonzo100
- alp
- alp-x
- Alpha-Omega Long Sleeve Top
- alpine
- alpine digital scale
- alpine mountain biking
- alpine ride
- alpine rides
- alpine trail
- alpine tunnel
- alpine valley
- Alpine XL
- alpineduro
- alpinestars
- Alpinestars Drop 2
- alpinestars pads
- alpinestars paragon
- alpinestars protection
- alpinestars shorts
- alps
- alsea falls
- Alsea Plus wheels
- alsek trail
- alta
- Alta Vista Pump Track
- altai
- altai mountains
- alternatives
- altitude
- alum creek
- aluminum
- aluminum handlebar
- aluminum hardtail
- aluminum intense spider
- aluminum mtb
- aluminum mtb frame
- aluminum stem
- aluminum stems
- alutech bike
- alutech bikes
- alutech fanes
- Alutech Fanes 6.0
- alutech mtb
- am
- AM Bar
- am bike
- am bikes
- am hardtail
- am wheel
- am wheels
- am wheelset
- AM41
- ama
- amadahy
- Amais Gomez
- amanda batty
- Amasa
- amasa back
- Amaury Pierron
- amazing
- amazon
- amazon prime
- amazon.com
- ambient jacket
- ambit3
- ambit3 peak
- america
- AMerican bunny hop
- american classic
- americorps
- amicalola falls
- amir kabbani
- amod
- Amp
- amtb
- amxc
- amxc stem
- amy morrison
- an obsessed upbringing
- analysis
- analysis paralysis
- anchorage
- ancillotti
- andes
- andes bikepacking
- andes mountain biking
- andes mountains
- andes pacifico
- andorra
- andorra 2017
- andorra vallnord
- andorra world cup
- andorre
- andreas hestler
- andreu lacondeguy
- Andrew Dodd
- andrew neethling
- andrew santos
- Andrew Shandro
- andrew taylor
- AndriM Jacket
- android
- android app
- andy jordans
- andy mckenna
- angel fire
- Angel fire bike park
- angel fire double down
- angeles national forest
- anghel saligny
- angry midget
- angus chute
- animal
- animal attack
- animal encounters
- animals
- Animation
- anita gehrig
- ankle
- ankle guard
- anlieger bauen
- annadel mtb
- annadel state park
- anne tauber
- Annecy
- annie lloyd evans
- Annika Langvad
- anniston
- anniston alabama
- Anniversary
- announce
- announced
- announcement
- anodized
- answer
- answer products
- answers
- ANT+
- anthem
- anthem x
- anthill
- anthill films
- Anthony Bourdain
- anti-bike
- anti-fog
- anti-freeze
- anti-inflammatory
- antidote
- antifog
- antoine bizet
- Antoine Buffart
- anton cooper
- anvl
- aosta
- aosta valley
- Apennine mountains
- apex
- apollo 3p
- app
- app update
- appalachia
- appalachian mountain bike club
- appalachian mountains
- appalachian summit
- appalachian trail
- appalachians
- apparel
- Appennino
- appetite seminar
- apple
- apple orchard
- apple pie
- Apple Pie Larabar
- apple watch
- apply
- apps
- apres
- april fool
- april fools
- aptos
- aptos california
- ar
- ar bike trails
- Aragón
- Arc'teryx A2B Commuter Pant
- Arc'teryx A2B Comp Jacket
- Arc'teryx Arro 22 Backpack
- arch mk3
- archer components
- arches
- Arches national park
- architecture
- arctic
- arctic circle
- Arctic MTB Series
- Ardent
- Are dropper Posts fast?
- area
- arenberg
- arenberg zero
- arenberg zero vest
- argali 15f
- argentina
- argentine pass
- Argonaut Cycles
- arguments
- Ariège
- arizona
- arizona trail
- arkadelphia
- arkansas
- arkansas bike trail
- arkansas bike trails
- arkansas bikepacking
- arkansas bikepacking route
- arkansas enduro
- arkansas high country mountain bike route
- arkansas mtb
- arkansas mtb trails
- arktos
- arlington
- arm guards
- arm pump
- arm stretch
- arm warmer
- arm warmers
- armed
- armed forces
- armed forces cycling team
- armor
- armstrong
- army
- arofly
- around the world
- arrest
- arrested
- arrowhead 135
- art
- art of adventure
- art of flow
- art of trail building
- artic mtb xc series
- article
- articles
- artisan
- as-rc
- ascend
- ascending
- ash bocast
- asheville
- asheville mountain biking
- asheville mtb
- asheville north carolina
- Ashima
- ashland
- Ashville Bike Park
- Asia
- asian
- asian adonis
- asingletrackmind
- ask
- ask gmbn
- ask the pros
- aska road
- aska trail system
- askgmbn
- Aspen
- aspen bike park
- aspen snowmass
- aspen snowmass bike park
- Aspens
- aspire
- asr 5