What about Mary?
Here is the thing about the Mary.. It is the most fun I have ever had for the money spent.
When I first rode it I quickly forgot about the price tag, keep in mind that the mt bikes I own all cost 3-4 times as much. That is saying a lot.
Most Sub $1000 bikes feel like they are lacking from the get go.
The Mary does not.
I knew that no one would believe how fun this bike was unless they rode it. I called Haro to see if they had a demo program and they didn't. So I made my own demo program. I bought one and just gave it to people to try.
More than 1/2 of the people who took it out have soon come back to buy one.
Now for my taste I would still swap the Bar and Post for Easton Carbon and maybe the fork for a Pace Carbon but otherwise this is a very strong value in my book.
Just before x-mas I lent my demo to a guy while his full sus bike was being repaired in the shop. His repair took way longer than I had hoped but for some reason he never called. I didn't mind since his bike was worth 3 times what the Mary goes for.
A few days later he came in and bought a 16" Mary.
btw.. His Scalpel is still in the shop possibly soon to be for sale.
So the question I see coming is: If I like the Mary so much why don't I ride it?
Well I do ride the demo some but I have a custom Ti Seven ss that really is hard to beat.
I am betting that I might end up on a 29er Seven Custom SS with a Lefty Carbon before too long.
Good Luck and Good Night
j
like just about everyone else that rides mary, i fell in love with her too.
BUT, the bike is, even with the jdog friends & family discount, almost twice the price of the redline monocog. for about $200 more than some of the frames you've mentioned, you could have a complete redline monocog. just to figure out if you are really going to like the experience, you really can't go wrong.
i'm not trying to sway you from the mary at all, just giving you hard facts. but if you are near jdog's shop, go ride mary.
Here is the thing about the Mary.. It is the most fun I have ever had for the money spent.
When I first rode it I quickly forgot about the price tag, keep in mind that the mt bikes I own all cost 3-4 times as much. That is saying a lot.
Most Sub $1000 bikes feel like they are lacking from the get go.
The Mary does not.
I knew that no one would believe how fun this bike was unless they rode it. I called Haro to see if they had a demo program and they didn't. So I made my own demo program. I bought one and just gave it to people to try.
More than 1/2 of the people who took it out have soon come back to buy one.
Now for my taste I would still swap the Bar and Post for Easton Carbon and maybe the fork for a Pace Carbon but otherwise this is a very strong value in my book.
Just before x-mas I lent my demo to a guy while his full sus bike was being repaired in the shop. His repair took way longer than I had hoped but for some reason he never called. I didn't mind since his bike was worth 3 times what the Mary goes for.
A few days later he came in and bought a 16" Mary.
btw.. His Scalpel is still in the shop possibly soon to be for sale.
So the question I see coming is: If I like the Mary so much why don't I ride it?
Well I do ride the demo some but I have a custom Ti Seven ss that really is hard to beat.
I am betting that I might end up on a 29er Seven Custom SS with a Lefty Carbon before too long.
Good Luck and Good Night
j
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