Would you order one, even just to own it?
09-17-12, 10:51 AM
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Would you order one, even as a novelty piece?
I came across this article today and thought it would be interesting to debate 
https://www.fastcodesign.com/1670753/...s-up-to-485lbs
Any thoughts?
https://www.fastcodesign.com/1670753/...s-up-to-485lbs
Any thoughts?
09-17-12, 10:58 AM
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if it comes with 700c tires/tubes those alone are worth the $10
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I don't need a dental bill if that fork fails.....
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09-17-12, 11:24 AM
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You gonna eat that?
1. It will cost more than $9 for tubes/tires, bearings, brakes, cables, etc.
2. I doubt it will be durable.
3. No.
2. I doubt it will be durable.
3. No.
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Maybe, if only to try and top a Strava segment on it...
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No, it's obviously a fixey
And I would probably leave it out in the rain after a few weeks and therefore waste my $9.
And I would probably leave it out in the rain after a few weeks and therefore waste my $9.
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Depending on the cost,I could see ordering one and having it shipped ahead on a trip. Even a couple of ones. It would make a great way to look around a new town with out worry if it was stolen. When you leave the are just donate it to a homeless program. Pick up the next bike at the next town and repeat.
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What this article isn't telling you is it probably $9 in raw material cost if you build 200,000 of them. That doesn't include everything else. Labor, shipping and design expenses. The list goes on and on.
So the $385 msrp is probably accurate.
So the $385 msrp is probably accurate.
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While I won't be ordering a cardboard bike anytime soon, I was just wondering how much this thread resembles some of the early conversations over the first carbon fiber bikes.
I don't need a dental bill if that fork fails.....
I doubt it will be durable
For a conversation piece if nothing else
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First of all, the designer has already made the mistake of marketing the bike as an inexpensive product . The idea of bicycle innovation is designing a less expensive product and then marketing it at an over-inflated price. We all know what happened to Suntour when they just didn't charge enough for their products. Every cyclist knows that the more expensive the product the better it must be. Like a $400.00 seatpost supports a saddle so much better than a $20.00 seatpost it's worth 20 times as much. (Just don't tighten the clamp too much or you'll crush it, or damage the frame, but that's okay, because it's high-tech and it was expensive).
Secondly, don't call the bike "cardboard", call it something like "cellulose matrix". They don't market carbon fiber bikes as "plastic" do they, of course not. That just doesn't sound cool enough for an expensive bike.
Third, pay some pros ride it, then charge a lot of money for it and guys will be fighting to buy it.
Secondly, don't call the bike "cardboard", call it something like "cellulose matrix". They don't market carbon fiber bikes as "plastic" do they, of course not. That just doesn't sound cool enough for an expensive bike.
Third, pay some pros ride it, then charge a lot of money for it and guys will be fighting to buy it.
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