Originally Posted by
fietsbob
after that its all parts.. want a different crank, change it.
it's not like cars, there are common thread standards makers agree on .
a brand is just the frame, they buy everything else , wholesale,
and someone in Taiwan bolts it on, and puts it's box on a boat.
The difference is they pay wholesale but we do not. A nice crankset might cost three figures and what do you do with the OEM one? It's even worse when you buy a bare frame and build it up. I suppose a gruppo isn't the worst thing one could do but item by item spec'ing out to get the ultimate road machine will just get you the ultimate in cost overrun. Somewhere someone retails the exact level and quality of bike but for far less money because it is off the floor. FWIW.
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