Originally Posted by
EvilV
For that money, I would at least expect that it WOULD FLY IN CLOUDS.
Don't get me wrong; I like bikes, and I like the New Series, that's why I bought the poor man's version, the Pashley TSR30, but hells bells, what can there be in a bike that merits $11.8K? This is madness. It's like the magic beans in the story of Jack and the beanstalk - a ripoff.
DP surely is expensive, but don't think that's a pure ripoff.
Moulton's spaceframe structure needs MANY tube cutting and MANY brazing.. (more than 100 points?)
Compare that to typical diamond-shaped frame which needs 10~ brazing points.
More tubes, more brazing points, more manhour... high price tag.
And pricing is subjective.
To some even $1K bike can be damn expensive.
Some people wait for months to get $1,200 cranks or $1,600 brakes, $7500 frames.
$10K MTB or road bike is actually quite common among amateurs.
Channel makes $12,000, 16kg city bike BTW...
For some DP can be a more cost-effective option.