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Originally Posted by lopek77
but like most bikes NOT WORTH ITS PRICE TAG. All bikes are overpriced, and anything over 1000 is just crazy... Bicycle is a simple machine, R&D is not as expensive as any other motor vehicle, cost to make it is very low comparing to motor vehicle, very little materials needed to build it....yet, its probably the most expensive and overpriced product in the world,
First,if you think production bikes are expensive,try building your own from the frame up. Second,you should take an economics course. Pay special attention to the topic "economies of scale". Honda will prolly build more Accords this year than Giant will build frames.

Originally Posted by lopek77
especially high end, fragile bicycles.


Originally Posted by cbr9927
Overpriced? Like this- http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/...0/14797/66270/

Maybe if I road for money I can myself paying that much for a bicycle.

Motorcycles are so cheap compared to high end bicycles, you can get a new Kawasaki Ninja 300 for 5k while the bike in the link is 525 bucks less.

http://ninja300.kawasaki.com/Overview
Not a fair comparo. A 300cc motorcycle isn't at the same end of the spectrum as a full carbon road bike. Compare that Giant to a 900+cc sport bike and you'll be in the ballpark.
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