New Bike Specs, What Happened?
06-30-13, 10:12 AM
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Not so fast! It is all relative. If Bill Gates pays that much for a bike, is he a fool? Of course not. I once heard that total cost on a pizza for the delivery guys is less than $1, then how come they charge $15 for the darn pizza? My point? It is all relative. You or I won't pay that kind of price for a bike, but to say anyone who does is a fool is kinda rough.
You can tell yourself that if it makes you feel better. A bike may not have $10k worth of difference to any other bike, but that's pocket change next to the $250000 difference you're defending.
Cars are far, far more ridiculous than bikes will ever be when it comes to price differences.
Cars are far, far more ridiculous than bikes will ever be when it comes to price differences.
06-30-13, 10:31 AM
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With other ultra high-end, super expensive items like houses, cars, boats...you generally get a product that is significantly better than lower end products. Usually they are completely custom made with components not available to the general public. Also the performance and quality of these luxury items is generally measurably better. It's not realy a matter of just having the money. It's a matter of frivolous spending on silly items that aren't really much different than less expensive products available to the general public. When you buy a $300,000 Bentley, you are getting a truly superior product over a run of the mill BMW 3-series. When you buy a $13,000 bicycle, you are not getting a product that is much different than a mid-level bike.
You're free to keep digging but it's not going to go the way you want.
06-30-13, 10:53 AM
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With other ultra high-end, super expensive items like houses, cars, boats...you generally get a product that is significantly better than lower end products. Usually they are completely custom made with components not available to the general public. Also the performance and quality of these luxury items is generally measurably better. It's not realy a matter of just having the money. It's a matter of frivolous spending on silly items that aren't really much different than less expensive products available to the general public. When you buy a $300,000 Bentley, you are getting a truly superior product over a run of the mill BMW 3-series. When you buy a $13,000 bicycle, you are not getting a product that is much different than a mid-level bike.
06-30-13, 12:28 PM
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I know this has been beaten to death in other threads. Didn't mean to hijack. Let's move along.
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