Originally Posted by
coasting
since i started cycling again in 2005, prices of stuff i bought has only gone up. massively in the last 2 years.
Speaking of prices, I was browsing nytro (so. cal. bike shop) at lunch today and they are taking pre-orders for the Cervelo R5ca
frameset for $9,799.95, even comes with a crank, although I'm not sure if the BB is included or about s/h charges.
Aside from it looking totally boring yet being a cutting-edge Cervelo, does $9,799.95 seem excessive to anyone else besides me? Are we witnessing a bike-schwag bubble in real-time?