The high cost to be a well outfitted real cyclist.
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In the new Bicycling magazine in an article on shorts, we are informed that a $250 pair of bibs are wonderful. IMO for that price they should be able to clean your house and mow the lawn. IMO that is a really insane price, but I guess if you have that kind of money go for it. In the mean time my all up riding gear cost approx $30. I may not be with it, and really pretty, but think of all the things I can buy with the $220 still in my wallet.
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Laughing my Assos off. You would have if you were not so easily manipulated by the Madison Ave. devils. Your shorts are no more comfortable functional than a $10 pair from Alibaba. You just THINK they are because they were expensive.
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Wasn't it time to re-re-re-post the "Disc Brake" or the "Why Speed" instead of the "Roadie Kit" thread?
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I'm just glad I don't ride a recumbent. Those things are too expensive.
$12,000 for a bike. Not including all the add-ons you have to buy.
https://www.lightningbikes.com/r84/di2.html
$12,000 for a bike. Not including all the add-ons you have to buy.
https://www.lightningbikes.com/r84/di2.html
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I just paid 9 bucks each for a pair of bright yellow tee shirts and 50 bucks for a new Bern helmet. I was able to do that because I saved money by NOT buying Bicycling magazine!
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In the new Bicycling magazine in an article on shorts, we are informed that a $250 pair of bibs are wonderful. IMO for that price they should be able to clean your house and mow the lawn. IMO that is a really insane price, but I guess if you have that kind of money go for it. In the mean time my all up riding gear cost approx $30. I may not be with it, and really pretty, but think of all the things I can buy with the $220 still in my wallet.
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Like most magazines, their mission is to make you feel like you need to spend money...hopefully on products advertised in their magazine. They do this by telling you how great those products are.
For me, $250.00 for bibs is way out of my price range but if I was making $300k/year I might feel differently.
There are all kinds of cyclists with wide ranging incomes and fortunately there is a wide range of products from low budget to ultra high end. Buy what you value and can afford and don't worry about what other people choose.
For me, $250.00 for bibs is way out of my price range but if I was making $300k/year I might feel differently.
There are all kinds of cyclists with wide ranging incomes and fortunately there is a wide range of products from low budget to ultra high end. Buy what you value and can afford and don't worry about what other people choose.
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There should be a rule against posting the same thread over and over. At least a decent interval between threads.
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Does Bicycle magazine also cater to those recumbent pseudobikes?
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Not so much.
I subscribe to Bicycling Magazine now and then but I've got an excuse - I've got grandchildren in grade school. I'm feeling another fund raiser coming on.
I subscribe to Bicycling Magazine now and then but I've got an excuse - I've got grandchildren in grade school. I'm feeling another fund raiser coming on.
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Big Rapha sale right now.
Thought you all should know.
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Ride naked. Save money.
No worry about those annoying tan lines.
On a recumbent, fig leaf recommended.
No worry about those annoying tan lines.
On a recumbent, fig leaf recommended.
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Stopped reading buycycling mag years ago.
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I don't believe anything that I read in Buycycling Magazine. Or rather, the whole publication is a thinly-disguised cover-to-cover ad for high-end cycling stuff, and I treat it as such.
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It's also become apparent to me that high-end cycling clothes are like anything else in the fashion world: trends, colors, and patterns vary with the seasons, and buying old/off-season styles is a good way to save money. Nearly all of my outdoor gear has been acquired this way - it doesn't bother me so much to be seen in maroon, even though the "in" color this year is true red.
On a more serious note. Is this cap compatible with my Shimano groupset?
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On a more serious note. Is this cap compatible with my Shimano groupset?
And when I first read this I thought :"Why would you take a shower wearing it?": "The outer fabric is shower-resistant and the inner is lined with a soft, comfortable anti-bacterial tape."
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I bought a $300 clock radio a few years ago but can't remember if Bicycling directed me to do that.
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