Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Adjusted for inflation, the original prices of the Colnago Super and the carbon bike would be pretty comparable, especially if the expensive electronic shifting setup the carbon bike is (presumably) equipped with is considered.
This simply isn't true, as any inflation calculator will prove. Top-end bikes today are far, far more expensive relatively speaking than, say, top-end bikes from 1985.The price of top end bikes today have far outpaced the inflation rate.