nathrix Posted October 14, 2023 Share MrJacques, DJR, Zebra and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted October 14, 2023 Share Because Cyclists are Willing to Pay more for less or are we ID Ten T's. Schnavel, Duane_Bosch, PK Private and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted October 14, 2023 Share Then we still convince ourselves it's worth it... 😂🫣 DieselnDust and nevilledelport 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted October 14, 2023 Share That cameo 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted October 14, 2023 Share Lots of middlemen in the supply chain as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted October 14, 2023 Share Most high-end Mountain bikes are hand made. Carbon layups and tech add to the cost. Motor bikes are for the most part assembled by robot on a production line thus volume/ labour etc bringing down the costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcv Posted October 14, 2023 Share I would love to know the volume difference between the two. there seems to be way more MTB brands than motor cycles and MTB companies have much lower volumes so my guess is that there is no scale so unit prices are high. Abel Du Plessis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted October 15, 2023 Share One flaw in that video is comparing a pretty entry level motorbike to a pretty high end MTB. Otherwise I think they nailed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted October 15, 2023 Share basically,...........in a nutsack.......................EGO mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted October 15, 2023 Share 3 hours ago, thebob said: One flaw in that video is comparing a pretty entry level motorbike to a pretty high end MTB. Otherwise I think they nailed it you make a good point, though the values were very similar. I guess they were alluding to a protour road bike will cost 10-15k Euro (a guess), whereas the top-end SBK bike will be significantly more - they said MotoGP, but those can't be bought by the public like a protour roadbike Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted October 15, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, lechatnoir said: you make a good point, though the values were very similar. I guess they were alluding to a protour road bike will cost 10-15k Euro (a guess), whereas the top-end SBK bike will be significantly more - they said MotoGP, but those can't be bought by the public like a protour roadbike irrespective,....the selling price is not driven by the inputs into the two but the willingness of the buyer to part with their cash for a perceived benefit. It is clear that cyclists are incredibly gullible and ego driven consumer Hairy, EddieV, Headshot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted October 15, 2023 Share 11 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: irrespective,....the selling price is not driven by the inputs into the two but the willingness of the buyer to part with their cash for a perceived benefit. It is clear that cyclists are incredibly gullible and ego driven consumer have you ever seen a coffee ride through Camps Bay? DieselnDust, Redley, ChrisF and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted October 15, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, DieselnDust said: irrespective,....the selling price is not driven by the inputs into the two but the willingness of the buyer to part with their cash for a perceived benefit. It is clear that cyclists are incredibly gullible and ego driven consumer Same can be said for anyone buying a high end car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted October 15, 2023 Share Willing buyer, the market will oblige, people want nice stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmoun10goat Posted October 15, 2023 Share We cannot measure value in terms of price, and we cannot put it down to ego. People are unique, and driven by different things. Some people spend 80% of their money buying overpriced bikes, some people spend 80% of their lives working and making more money than they could ever spend in a lifetime. Some people spend their lives surfing/mountain biking/trail running? Others live in their fancy apartments in CT overlooking Table Mountain or the Waterfront. At the end of the day, we persue what gives us the most pleasure . Who are we to judge? mecheng89, Prince Albert Cycles, dasilvarsa and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted October 16, 2023 Share 7 hours ago, sirmoun10goat said: At the end of the day, we persue what gives us the most pleasure . Who are we to judge? THIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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