Originally Posted by
3alarmer
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...marketing has seen great progress. No way you could have sold bikes for 5 to 10 grand back in the ancient times.
I came close. Bought a new bike in 1993. The frame alone was $1,500 in today’s dollars. Entire thing was was about $4,000 in 2023 dollars including tax and labor for the build.
My 2001 Colnago built with DA was probably north of $5K in today’s dollars.