Originally Posted by
smd4
Facetious. Pete seems to think that the R&D and engineering back in the day just wasn't as costly and time consuming then as it is today.
Adjusted for inflation, of course it was. NumbersGuy is correct:
Yep, glad someone understood my point. Everything has increased in cost at something generally near the overall inflation numbers, yet the argument that bicycle R&D and manufacturing is somehow enormously higher and justifies the price increases is ridiculous.