if I had $400...
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I was just looking at the old nashbar catalog...and they have a brooks saddle listed for $399. And performance is listing a Wippermann hollow ti chain for $399. I know these are pretty cool items, but 400 bucks!?! I know that there has been an explosion of wheels that cost big bucks and campy carbon cranks are a pretty penny, but it seems like just about every item on the bike is going to get a $399 price tag...forks, handlbars...excuse me, how much is that carbon fiber waterbottle cage?
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If I had $400 laying around, I'd get the Deda Synapsi bars. Very cool. But, I don't so I can't.
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Originally Posted by fogrider
I was just looking at the old nashbar catalog...and they have a brooks saddle listed for $399.
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$399 for a bike saddle? this is nuts...
what kind of cow is it? how many cows do you have to kill to make one of those?
on one website I have found this:
just think of what kinda wheels you can get if you add $400 to what you gonna spend on a pair..
what kind of cow is it? how many cows do you have to kill to make one of those?
on one website I have found this:
Brooks will produced a limited edition version of
the new Swallow with hand stitching, serial numbers, certificate of authenticity, and a registraron their website. This special saddle will sell for $400. Later a "mass production"version of this saddle will become available. It will not be serialized and the price will be a little lower.
We were first told there would be 500 of these special saddles, now Brooks is saying 900.
the new Swallow with hand stitching, serial numbers, certificate of authenticity, and a registraron their website. This special saddle will sell for $400. Later a "mass production"version of this saddle will become available. It will not be serialized and the price will be a little lower.
We were first told there would be 500 of these special saddles, now Brooks is saying 900.
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Originally Posted by sorebutt
$399 for a bike saddle? this is nuts...
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The $400 Brooks saddle will last forever (as would a $50 one), but $400 for a chain!! When I first saw it I thought it had to be a misprint. It takes either an incredibly vain, or rich (or both) rider to waster $400 on a chain that might last 2,000 miles.
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Originally Posted by blwyn
The $400 Brooks saddle will last forever (as would a $50 one), but $400 for a chain!! When I first saw it I thought it had to be a misprint. It takes either an incredibly vain, or rich (or both) rider to waster $400 on a chain that might last 2,000 miles.
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I've spent $200 on a saddle, and my booty is happy because of it. If I had an extra $400.00, I'd make my husband take a week of vacation and go ride.