Originally Posted by
indyfabz
For those things? That's more of a joke than the price of the bike. You can get a pair of Ortlieb's Back Roller Classic panniers for $180 including shipping.
it's not a joke if you fit the demographic. trek is selling the lifestyle/experience,
not the product. screw the cost! some folks just need to buy this stuff and post a
photo on their facetube page to feel validated! (assuming they can figger it out...
)
have you checked the prices of harley-davidson branded musical toilet seats
amongst the collection of other crap sold at the boutique stores frequented
by dentists and plastic surgeons?