On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 10:20:40PM +1200, David Mann wrote: > On Aug 22, 2007, at 5:16 AM, John Francis wrote: > > > All this, and 21 speeds, for only a little > > more than I had to pay for a bike rack that fits on the Z4 :-( > > Is that all? ;) > > > Even with suspension forks it still weighs less than my last bike. > > I'm not surprised... the weight of bikes has been steadily tumbling > in recent years if you're prepared to pay the money. Steel is for > freaks these days, carbon is the new hotness.
I'm certainly not prepared to pay the kind of money they want for a carbon frame. Not that I think spending $3500 or more on a bicycle is ridiculous if it's worth it to you - it just isn't worth it to me. (After all, most people think spending $3500 on a lens is crazy). For 10% of that price I got a bike that's well suited to my uses, with brand names (Raleigh, Shimano, etc.) that I recognize. It was interesting looking at the prices before I purchased. The mass consumer market seems to be in the $200-$400 range (street price). There are cheaper bikes available (as low as $60!), but the largest choice is definitely in that price bracket. Then, at the enthusiast part of the market, there's a cluster around that $3500 price point. In between there's far less choice (and you practically have to visit a good brick-and-mortar cycle store to find out what really exists). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
