Our Polish pal Piotr ‘Szwed’ Szwedowski heads out on a £500 hardtail to see if you can have as much fun on a smaller budget.
While everyone focuses on more cassette cogs, more gold, more carbon, more of everything, the trickle-down effect of all that technology has made budget bikes way better than they used to be.
Our man on the ground in Poland left the bouncy, blingy bikes at home and rocked the Pitch to see if you can have as much fun on a smaller budget.
