Crazy bike prices

[Peach.]

Yea the cycling industry is a bit loopy at the moment, a decent frame you looking at min 14k

they know there is a huge market and are just taking the piss

[PoiZoNouZ]

But its all relative, if exchange is lower, the bike prices will both change.

 

Guys complain about the same stuff in the US, you buy a MTB for $10000 and you buy a KTM450 for less than $8000.

 

Oh, and you dont still need to buy pegs etc for the KTM...

[udxcob]

Who can remember when it was R2.00 = $1.00?

 

Me, 1987/88, i went to the US for a year and came home with change

[Matchstix]

In cycling less is more $

[GrantRH]

 

You still havta peddle the McLaren Tarmac though, huge downside

 

Only uphill...

[Christie]

The wonderful thing about cycling is that those bikes will lose 50% of its value every 2 years. If I wanted one of those bikes, I would just wait 4 years and get a big discount. I dont think motorbikes and sportscars devaluate so quickly.

[Hairy]

Let's not even compare car or motor bike tyre prices vs mtb tyres

Edited July 2, 2014 by Hairy

[nathrix]

I've been trying to get my head around this for a long time now. I said it before an I'll say it again....

Iemand is besig om die hoender uit sy eie poepol te ruk!

[Nofearnofun]

Let's not even compare car or motor bike tyre prices vs mtb tyres

 

I changed brake pads on my car a few months back, cost me R240,00 and some of my time to fit the pads.

 

I changed brake pads on my mountain bike this week, cost me R265,00 per wheel and some of my tears while fitting the pads.

[Brogue]

In cycling less common sense is more $

 

Fixed

[porqui]

 

we are being ripped in the cycle industry.

 

Correction - we are allowing ourselves to be ripped off by the cycle industry.

 

The Trek Emonda works out at R37 850/kg

if say the McLaren Tarmac is of similar weight then it comes in at R47 300/kg

 

This is really a case of less is more.

 

btw I can remember when $1 = 75c (truw)

[Edge_Design]

The wonderful thing about cycling is that those bikes will lose 50% of its value every 2 years. If I wanted one of those bikes, I would just wait 4 years and get a big discount. I dont think motorbikes and sportscars devaluate so quickly.

 

I recently bought a 2nd hand Pyga and a 2nd hand YZF450 in the same week - the Pyga cost me R6k more (the Pyga has also required more maintenance after 2 rides on each bike so there goes that argument!)

[JannievanZyl]

Had my eye on an year-old Epic Expert. Also had a very clean (9000Km) R6 in the garage. Eventually did a direct swop. The mind boggles.....

[Hairy]

Had my eye on an year-old Epic Expert. Also had a very clean (9000Km) R6 in the garage. Eventually did a direct swop. The mind boggles.....

forgive me for saying this.......SUCKERED!

[LOOK695]

Forgot to mention that you get shoes and a helmet with the Tarmac.

 

Don't buy this if you cycle down in the Cape. Might just get bike jacked

[rouxtjie]

Bikes are pricey...just depends on what you consider to be value.