Review: Trek Madone Gen 8

[Headshot]

My old R5 000.00 Raleigh with carbon seat stays weighs under 9kg. Electronic shifting and carbon really has enabled manufacturers to price gouge even better. The R65k bike looks cheap compared to the R270k version but is still cr@p value all in. What a time to be alive.

[Iwan Kemp]

7 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

I know right 

 

cough https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/745075/trek-fuel-ex-9-large

The real winner in this listing:

"** Send me a number with a question mark and I'll send a yo'mama joke back"

[BuffsVintageBikes]

14 minutes ago, Headshot said:

My old R5 000.00 Raleigh with carbon seat stays weighs under 9kg. Electronic shifting and carbon really has enabled manufacturers to price gouge even better. The R65k bike looks cheap compared to the R270k version but is still cr@p value all in. What a time to be alive.

My steel Ti Raleigh in Reynolds 753 tubing is sub 9kgs as well 😄 Gotta love the marketing machine.

 

[Headshot]

2 minutes ago, BuffsVintageBikes said:

My steel Ti Raleigh in Reynolds 753 tubing is sub 9kgs as well 😄 Gotta love the marketing machine.

 

Yes, and road bike marketing seems to be the purveyor of the biggest BS in the industry, no doubt to bolster the ludicrous pricing.

[Guest Mike Dewing]

20 minutes ago, Headshot said:

My old R5 000.00 Raleigh with carbon seat stays weighs under 9kg. Electronic shifting and carbon really has enabled manufacturers to price gouge even better. The R65k bike looks cheap compared to the R270k version but is still cr@p value all in. What a time to be alive.

When you financing it you may aswell add those carbon bad boys.. your premium goes up by a couple hundred bucks..🤷🏼‍♂️

[sias]

14 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Yes, and road bike marketing seems to be the purveyor of the biggest BS in the industry, no doubt to bolster the ludicrous pricing.

I wonder what the MTB guys are doing to bolster the pricing on this?

https://www.trekbikes.com/za/en_ZA/bikes/mountain-bikes/cross-country-mountain-bikes/supercaliber/supercaliber-slr-9-9-flight-attendant-gen-2/p/48043/

And my local shop already has one on order!

Edited August 13, 2024 by sias

[Guest Mike Dewing]

1 hour ago, Iwan Kemp said:

The real winner in this listing:

"** Send me a number with a question mark and I'll send a yo'mama joke back"

My favorite I once saw was, “you welcome to make an offer but my counter offer will be above asking price..”

 

was worded a bit better than that but I can’t remember exactly how..

[Headshot]

4 hours ago, sias said:

I wonder what the MTB guys are doing to bolster the pricing on this?

https://www.trekbikes.com/za/en_ZA/bikes/mountain-bikes/cross-country-mountain-bikes/supercaliber/supercaliber-slr-9-9-flight-attendant-gen-2/p/48043/

And my local shop already has one on order!

That's just insane but at least you get suspension for the R45 k premium on the road bike..