Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Only not priced like a cheap bike. Seems aimed for a different type of customer; someone willing to pay more money for an upscale POS.
Style is always and has always been that way. People pay extra for a product that may cost less to make because it's desirable in the consumers eyes.
My only question is are the BSO bikes really that bad compared to £1000 TREK Cross-Rip for commuting duty?
I actually have a spectrum of colleagues ... some that ride £200 BSO road bikes w/12 speeds, me (that rides this bike), the TREK guy and a guy that rides full carbon.
I argue that for commuting duty that the TREK at £1000 and the full carbon at £3000 is a little overkill. I want to show them that I can do the same commute for a fraction of the cost and have a nice pint of beer at £2 every day for a year with the savings.
We'll see if my BSO handles a 11mi RT commute for a year.
I've been forcing them to buy the pint as well everyday as now most of us live within 3 mins of 10 proper pubs.