Even a non-electric full suspension MTB can easily cost well over 5k. What people don’t often realize is that these are extremely high quality top of the line products. There’s not a huge difference in the quality of components between a 5k “consumer” level mtb and one that a professional rides in a competition. Cheap mountain bike from walmart simply just can’t handle the beating that a more expensive one can. The cheap bike literally falls into pieces during the first downhill ride.
Even a non-electric full suspension MTB can easily cost well over 5k. What people don’t often realize is that these are extremely high quality top of the line products. There’s not a huge difference in the quality of components between a 5k “consumer” level mtb and one that a professional rides in a competition. Cheap mountain bike from walmart simply just can’t handle the beating that a more expensive one can. The cheap bike literally falls into pieces during the first downhill ride.