It’s no secret that there are some seriously expensive mountain bikes kicking around in 2020. What with all the SRAM AXS wireless stuff, Fox Live Valve automated suspension and carbon whizz-bangery. Oh, and the fact that many are now coming with an electric motor now too. Add in a tanking Aussie dollar and fluctuating global currencies, and the price for the cutting edge continues to rocket skywards.
Seeing as it’s the premium end of the market that typically enjoys all of the media hype, it can be easy to forget that entry-level mountain bikes have been evolving and improving too though. Now more than ever, the technology we see at the top-end has been quietly trickling its way down, and as a result we’re seeing better and vastly more capable entry-level bikes. Case in point – this new 2020 Polygon Siskiu D6.
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