The Prices Of Bicycles These Days?!
06-13-06 | 04:50 PM
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The Prices Of Bicycles These Days?!
What's up with the prices of bicycles these days?
I'm not talking about custom works of art or Italian masterpieces but mass manufactured bikes like Trek & Specialized & Giants?
Are these companies trying to reinvent themselves for the higher end?
I get that there's a lacking "middle market" w/ consumer goods these days since today's middle-class consumers are seeking higher levels of quality, taste, and aspiration than had ever been possible before. Hell, we can all aspire to be yuppies!
Anyone have any insight into this regarding bikes these days?
I'm not talking about custom works of art or Italian masterpieces but mass manufactured bikes like Trek & Specialized & Giants?
Are these companies trying to reinvent themselves for the higher end?
I get that there's a lacking "middle market" w/ consumer goods these days since today's middle-class consumers are seeking higher levels of quality, taste, and aspiration than had ever been possible before. Hell, we can all aspire to be yuppies!
Anyone have any insight into this regarding bikes these days?
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06-13-06 | 05:05 PM
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Bikes: 2014 Trek Domane 5.2, 1985 Pinarello Treviso, 1990 Gardin Shred, 2006 Bianchi San Jose
I don't consider the Trek 1000 that expensive. And their FX bikes are even cheaper. What do you want?
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06-13-06 | 05:06 PM
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Yeah, of what models are you specifically referring?
You can get a Trek 7000 for under $300 at my shop
You can get a Trek 7000 for under $300 at my shop
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06-13-06 | 05:08 PM
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All I know...is that I paid way too much for a Cinelli with a very low bottom-bracket!
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06-13-06 | 05:19 PM
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06-13-06 | 05:45 PM
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Prices have stayed the same, but quality has gone to ****.
06-13-06 | 05:55 PM
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Bikes: 74 paramount track, 80s maruishi track, 70s chesini track.
those three frames on your chicago CL seem to be pretty reasonably priced. all good frame/forks, all interesting enough and obscure enough to fetch high prices on the ebay market (assuming the fads and fashions are pointing to that region of origin for those frames...) and all being sold at low prices considering what they are and their rarity. anyone can purchase a brand new cinelli for about $900... now anyone can get an njs-something frame for about $800... seeing frame/fork combos with bb and hs for under $600 is refreshing as can be.
06-13-06 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lyeinyoureye
Buy used, ten times the ride for a quarter of the price.
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06-13-06 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by drac_vamp
brand new cinelli for about $900... .
Can you buy a cinelli track frame? Seen them on ebay, have not seen any new.
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06-13-06 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by turbominnow
Can you buy a cinelli track frame? Seen them on ebay, have not seen any new.
BikeWorks NYC and Business Cycles for starters.
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06-13-06 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DanO220
I'm sorry, but I don't see the used deals out there so much any more either. Everyone on Ebay seems to want 90% of what they paid for any particular thing. And you need to be quick to snatch up the few really shining deals at yard sales or in the paper, or you'll have to bid on them on Ebay.
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Well worth the ~$100-200, and will probably ride as well as a new bottom of the line trek road bike.
06-13-06 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by turbominnow
Can you buy a cinelli track frame? Seen them on ebay, have not seen any new.
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