Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
All good points, except that I don't want to go into business making and selling bikes. I am just wondering why the people who do won't give us the full benefit of the technologies that are available for the high prices they charge. I am just saying if I can do it with indiviually purchased components ( all of which include the costs you listed by the way), think what they could do with their resources and buying power.
Robert
Right, but what's your time worth? Not just the time to build the thing and source the parts, but the [Malcolm Gladwell] 10,000 hours it took you to get an eye for a good deal. If people want a turnkey solution (yours is definitely NOT a turnkey solution), many manufacturers will sell it to them. For a price.