One bike is $600 more than the other... WHY?
11-05-15, 12:11 PM
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A $600 price difference comes out to what price per pound?...let's see... 600 divided by 2.5 = $240 per pound.
hmmm...$240/lb saved if you go with Aluminum
...or $240/lb more if you go with CF.
That's pretty pricey! Sometimes I only pay about $12 per lb for sockeye salmon!
hmmm...$240/lb saved if you go with Aluminum
...or $240/lb more if you go with CF.
That's pretty pricey! Sometimes I only pay about $12 per lb for sockeye salmon!
11-05-15, 12:32 PM
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Good examples that show a further narrowing of the price difference between alloy and CF --e.g., ~$300 difference. No surprise I guess that Trek is a leader in bringing bike prices down. And, it also makes Felt's alloy Z85 look pretty reasonably priced at ~$400 cheaper than Trek's ALR 5.
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Good examples that show a further narrowing of the price difference between alloy and CF --e.g., ~$300 difference. No surprise I guess that Trek is a leader in bringing bike prices down. And, it also makes Felt's alloy Z85 look pretty reasonably priced -- ~$300 cheaper than Trek's ALR 5.
11-05-15, 12:51 PM
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A $600 price difference comes out to what price per pound?...let's see... 600 divided by 2.5 = $240 per pound.
hmmm...$240/lb saved if you go with Aluminum
...or $240/lb more if you go with CF.
That's pretty pricey! Sometimes I only pay about $12 per lb for sockeye salmon!
hmmm...$240/lb saved if you go with Aluminum
...or $240/lb more if you go with CF.
That's pretty pricey! Sometimes I only pay about $12 per lb for sockeye salmon!
11-05-15, 01:06 PM
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Moral of the story: If someone on carbon goes off on a breakaway, let them go or risk shrapnel.
11-05-15, 01:24 PM
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Let's take an unofficial poll:
Two bikes... same mfg., geo and components you can choose CF or alloy: same price.
What would you choose?
Two bikes... same mfg., geo and components you can choose CF or alloy: same price.
What would you choose?
11-05-15, 01:28 PM
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1) I don't have a CF bike, so it would be nice to have one;
2) It's probably lighter...lighter, but it's very nature, is faster.
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Two pounds of aluminum will be slower than 908 grams of CF ... but a 2-lb salmon is too small to swim upstream.
But ... salmon meat is red, which is faster.
How fast is a salmon-colored steel bike? Is it real?
But ... salmon meat is red, which is faster.
How fast is a salmon-colored steel bike? Is it real?
11-05-15, 02:26 PM
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11-05-15, 02:39 PM
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The valve stems cost another $600---they're carbon fiber.
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