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Old 11-02-17 | 12:16 AM
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Joe Remi
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Originally Posted by KentS
I'm keying my comment off of Mr. Boutakis statement that "Our CNC partner is behind on delivering our 5-axis parts and this set us back this week." As a production engineer I look at the design and the price and see some trouble in the future. I believe the product has been somewhat undervalued. Helix may be able to deliver the bike at $2k but he will soon get tired of his tiny margins...

...But I think it is a fetish worth $4000.
Yep. My contention has always been that he can produce the bike, but doing so at the prices he proposed is nuts. I never saw a $2k titanium folding bike as feasible, and I think this fellow will agree with me at some point. Hopefully that point comes after the original supporters have their $2k bikes.
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