Hipsters everywhere weep
11-07-13, 09:48 AM
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24 LBs!
11-07-13, 09:50 AM
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Great deal, wonder if the bell is included?
11-07-13, 10:21 AM
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"Lightweight" - that's funny.
11-07-13, 10:57 AM
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$3000 bike for $11000 .... Sounds like a good deal
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11-07-13, 12:32 PM
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The easy-life chick in the video is not very steady
11-07-13, 12:52 PM
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11-07-13, 01:08 PM
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Fair enough no argument about taste-I don't find it UGLY- but it isn't eye catching either.
But $11,000 ???
Any chance your wife will insist that would be a great XMas present?
Fair enough no argument about taste-I don't find it UGLY- but it isn't eye catching either.
But $11,000 ???
Any chance your wife will insist that would be a great XMas present?
11-07-13, 01:41 PM
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And we wonder why Western civilization is dying? I'm ashamed to even know about this bike.
11-07-13, 01:49 PM
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Do you think that they're aiming to be the Christmas present of choice for the average Joe/Jane? I don't. You don't find value in what it offers and neither do I, but that doesn't mean that someone that does purchase it is a fool or a sucker (BTW, Barnum didn't say either of those).
11-07-13, 02:13 PM
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Maybe it's my US attitude, but I finnd their co-opting of the hipster culture is tasteless... that's on top of making a full carbon, cost-no-objective 24-lb bike, dutch city bike or not.
11-07-13, 02:24 PM
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11-07-13, 02:27 PM
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The French luxury brand will release two styles crafted from ultra-lightweight carbon filter, each weighing just over 24lbs and available in three colors: charcoal, red, and white.
My lowly ALU bike must be made of space age/next gen/not of this world alloy
My MTB is lighter than that Herme.
11-07-13, 02:46 PM
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11-07-13, 02:49 PM
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11-07-13, 04:54 PM
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If anything, this is anti-hipster. First, we have to define "hipster" but I doubt the conventional definition is attracted to Hermes or a lux-label like that. This is just part of the mainstream trend of cycling into fashion culture. For example, look at the latest Marc Jacobs lookbook:
https://www.marcjacobs.com/look/detai...43/bamboo-bike
The reality is that cycling, apart from its growing mass-market appeal, also has the individualistic status symbol appeal that things such as fashion or other consumer goods have.
Some people find value in driving Bentley's, wearing $250 ties, or living in $20M homes.
The only criticism is that the bike costs $11,000 but that is only a value problem if one does not see the value in the item or does not have $11,000.
https://www.marcjacobs.com/look/detai...43/bamboo-bike
The reality is that cycling, apart from its growing mass-market appeal, also has the individualistic status symbol appeal that things such as fashion or other consumer goods have.
Some people find value in driving Bentley's, wearing $250 ties, or living in $20M homes.
The only criticism is that the bike costs $11,000 but that is only a value problem if one does not see the value in the item or does not have $11,000.
11-07-13, 05:04 PM
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I think people just associate hipsters, with fixed gears/single speeds.
Hipsters will not be able to afford this bike ever.
Hipsters will not be able to afford this bike ever.
11-07-13, 05:13 PM
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Maybe I am missing something here but a 24 lb. beach cruising look alike bike made of carbon fiber because I assume filter was a typo for $11K**********? Yeah, that will sell just great! I am seriously not trying to be a smartass here but are they serious about the price at $11k for a bike that at most should be $600 if really made of carbon!
