A brand new bike is being sold at a reputable shop for 50% off the retail price, having only been released this year (2025). Listed at ¥140,800 (950USD) on the manufacturer's website, I have found two bike shops selling for ¥75,000 (500USD). Is there something inherintely wrong with the bike based off the spec sheets?
Any help is much appreciated.
Frame: Aluminium triple butted TIG welding
Fork: Aluminium tapered fork
Shift lever: SHIMANO SORA Dual Control Lever 2x9S
Rear derailleur: SHIMANO SORA RD-R3000 9S short gauge
Front derailleur: SHIMANO SORA FD-R3000 2S Φ31.8mm
Chainwheel: PROWHEEL RPL-521P 46-30T with gear guard 165mm(450mm), 170mm(500,550mm) Cassette Gear: SHIMANO CS-HG-400-9 11-32T
chain: KMC HG53
pedal: FEIMIN FP-980ZU
brake: TEKTRO MD-C550 Dual piston mechanical brake Φ160mm center lock disc rotor
Brake lever: SHIMANO SORA dual control lever
wheelHub: SHIMANO HB-TX505/FH-TX505 32H 100×135
spoke: 14G STAINLESS BLACK
rim: WEINMANN XC-180 700C 32H BLACK
tire: KENDA K192 700×38C
by skycrisp
1 Comment
Muddyfox isn’t the most desirable brand, it’s usually slapped on department store bikes these days. Nobody’s paying 1000 for it when there’s better options, but at 500 I wouldn’t rule it out. Consider it something like an Ozark Trail G1, with some better components and professionally assembled (thus avoiding most of the issues with those sorts of bikes).
In the UK we’ve had some gravel bike options around that sort of price point for a while, and there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with them. If anything the super wide tyres of a gravel bike make it harder to notice things like a less refined frame design, as they just cushion all the bumps anyway. Just cheap, fun bikes that are great to thrash around.