Mirage G3 v G4

[PrairieDoug 0]

Does anyone who is familiar with the Mirage G3 and G4 have an opinion about whether the higher cost of the G4 is worth it? (The premium seems to be $200-$300, depending on which price list is quoted.) Thanks.

[skipro101 0]

As I understand it, its longer and narrower, and has the option of fancy leg straps (ugly and unneeded I think)

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I didnt go for the G4, instead, I got the G3 with all the otions (unisyn and all stainless, etc)
My G3 will be here this week!

[Chapsta 0]

yeah, same here... I chose to get a new g3 with lots of options as well. The g4 is nice but you're not compromising the basic design of a nice mirage either way.
My buddy in Dallas has a new g4 and it's nice... but I honestly can't say that I like it any better than any of the nice g3's I've seen! The mirage just rocks! You'll like it either way! I hear the cut-in laterals are nice!

Chaps

Carpe diem

[Supergeil 0]

My opinion is get a G3.
I had the same problem G3 vs G4 so I had a close look of them both they look a lot the same but the backpadding on the G3 is much better.
So I recived a G3 in January with all options and I love evrything about it.

But in the end it's just a matter of taste I think.

[Ruffles 0]

I second what Supergeil said, I went through the same research and came to the same conclusions. I'm over-joyed with the G3 and you can get it with all the goodies for the price of a plain G4, I believe.

[grega 0]

I wouldn't know about G3, because i had it on my back only once.
But i own a G4, and i love it. Someone in this thread said that the G3 has better backpadding than G4. I don't think that is true. At least from what i tried, G4 has better backpadding, although i never tried G3 with deluxe backpad.

Is G4 worth the $300 bigger price? NO
Is G4 better? YES (if you like the new design, and cut in laterals)
So it's your call whether you want to spend another $300 on design and a little more comfort or not...

"George just lucky i guess!"

[Tonto 1]

I've jumped the G3, and I ordered a G4, but pretty basic with minimal options. The Backpad is standard on the G4, and is an option on the G3 as the "Deluxe backpad."

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