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  • JrockwarEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    I bought a Cube in 2020. I’ve just checked: the equivalent 2024 model, with pretty much identical components, (but a full 3% lighter!!) is exactly 60% more expensive.

    Yeah, pass. I can wait another 5 years without a new one.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      6 months ago

      I bought my Giant Warp DS2 in 2004. I still have it. There it shall remain.

      There isn’t a damn thing wrong with it (and it’s motorized now). 26" wheels were good enough for our forefathers, so they’re good enough for me.