XXIX Pro

[midwesst]

Does anyone know what the retail on this bike is set at?

[Rob M.]

$3999.99
Mine is on order.
Check it.
http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/mountain/xxix-pro/

[John Jencks]

Wow, that's really "$$PRO$$"

[Guitar Ted]

Yeah, pro price, but the spec is pretty much matching that price, so all in all, not a bad deal for what you are getting.

And added to that, the Raliegh rep I spoke with says they will likely only sell 20-25 company wide. Certainly, it will be a rare sight if you see one at a trailhead!

[Flyer]

Wow, that is high, regardless of the specs, which I did check out. I mean seriously, those XMax wheels cost them around $400 and the fork is around the same cost....probably $75-$100 less since they get OEM pricing. That is a crazy MSRP for an off-the-shelf Alu HT. No wonder they will only build 20-25.

[ATBScott]

Not Alu, Air-hardened steel... Nice bike, but for that much $$ I would probably do a few other things first... And I love my XXIX SS. The no-name headset at this price is a slip-up too. I think for that money though, a SIR9 with a personal-part pick selection would be set-up more to my taste. I wonder if the'll sell the frame only...?

[Capt_phun]

Wow, that is high, regardless of the specs, which I did check out. I mean seriously, those XMax wheels cost them around $400 and the fork is around the same cost....probably $75-$100 less since they get OEM pricing. That is a crazy MSRP for an off-the-shelf Alu HT. No wonder they will only build 20-25.

It's 853 Reynolds steel, not Aluminum.Still it is mucho money. Seems like you could buy parts off ebay & build up a bike for the came or less that would be comparable.

[Cloxxki]

And the dealer is passing it on, making it ride ready, offering break-in re-checks free of charge?
I don't see the buy-here button on the Raleigh site.

[Flyer]

Chromo/853 then? That is better but the value still isn't very good. For that price, you could get a similarly set up custom 853/Zona/Columbus 29er. Still...a really nice bike; just really overpriced.

[KingCrimson]

It's got a nice component set, it looks very sharp, and it's limited.

I'd pay 4 grand if I had the money.

[Guitar Ted]

On frame onlys: No.

I wish they would have, but the thinking was that they wouldn't be able to move too many, so they stuck to the limited edition model.

[orangedog]

if anyone wants to see one of these, feel free to check out my 07 XXIX that I'll be painting white.

[M_S]

Sweet bike, but in my humble opinion they should have made it 40% of the price with X9 stuff instead. But nobody ever asks me.

[1 Speed]

Really nice. I'd have done it minus the oversize riser bar and quite likely rigid but like M_S, no one asks me either.

[ziggurat22]

Dude, I'm sorry, but $4k is way much, IMO. It's a really nice bike, no doubt, but j*sus...it's not even carbon fiber. Seriously, isn't a similary spec'd Niner SIR9 or MCR9 like $1k less? Can't you get nice custom steel hardtail 29er for about the same, if not less?

[1 Speed]

Dude, I'm sorry, but $4k is way much, IMO. It's a really nice bike, no doubt, but j*sus...it's not even carbon fiber. Seriously, isn't a similary spec'd Niner SIR9 or MCR9 like $1k less? Can't you get nice custom steel hardtail 29er for about the same, if not less?

But who really wants a 'throw away' mountain bike out of carbon anyway (is it obvious that I think carbon is silly for mountain bikes). Anyway... you're right that 4K is a lot of money but it's stacked with top-shelf parts (depending on your opinion) but without riding it, who really knows? The old Marin steel frames were some of the nicest riding stock bikes that I ever got the chance to ride. Then they went all Alu and started making those ugly fully's that they're so famous for.

Yes... I'm a retro-grouch.