New RZ3! Naked bike!

pyoungbl · 08-11-2016, 08:48 PM

RE the BARF thread...read as much as I needed to form an opinion. It will take a bunch of 20-30K mile bike reports to sway any of the nay-sayers. Some will never come around. Although fit and finish really are top notch we have to admit that some parts of the bike are built down to a price point. If you really want Brembo Gold brakes you have to pay for them. The same for Ohlins suspension. A $4K (new!) bike ain't gonna have those kind of farkles. I could point out countless other brands where the same point applies...and they generally cost 2.5 times as much. In short, the Zong RX-3 is one hell of a lot of bike for the price. It's a fantastic road bike that can also tackle fire roads and not break the bank. Perfect...no. I, for one, have yet to find the perfect bike and I have been looking for about 55 years.

Peter Y.

08-11-2016, 08:48 PM	#22
pyoungbl Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA Posts: 632	RE the BARF thread...read as much as I needed to form an opinion. It will take a bunch of 20-30K mile bike reports to sway any of the nay-sayers. Some will never come around. Although fit and finish really are top notch we have to admit that some parts of the bike are built down to a price point. If you really want Brembo Gold brakes you have to pay for them. The same for Ohlins suspension. A $4K (new!) bike ain't gonna have those kind of farkles. I could point out countless other brands where the same point applies...and they generally cost 2.5 times as much. In short, the Zong RX-3 is one hell of a lot of bike for the price. It's a fantastic road bike that can also tackle fire roads and not break the bank. Perfect...no. I, for one, have yet to find the perfect bike and I have been looking for about 55 years. Peter Y.
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