£22,000 bike at Harrods inside

[betty swollocks]

here!!!!

What is its point and how does it ride?

 

[Yellow Fang]

The UCI's not going to like that.

 

[XmisterIS]

Ah! I think I might buy one just to pop into town and back on. It'll only need one of those twirly wire locks round a lamp post to keep it safe!

 

[Keith Oates]

Do you thik it may be discounted in the January Sales!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brock]

Will it take guards and a rack?

 

[amnesia]

Although it's got electric gears (why?) it's not as advanced IMO as bikes with zero maintenance hub gears and kevlar belts.

 

[jonny jeez]

Although it's got electric gears (why?) it's not as advanced IMO as bikes with zero maintenance hub gears and kevlar belts.

+1, thats just what I thought, £21K and you still have Derailleur's and cogs just operated by a servo...why...how lazy. Surely if you ride a bike you are not lazy, so why the daft elec gears?

you would expect something a little smarter for that pile of cash

 

[BigSteev]

Just out of interest, have either of you tried a bike with Shimano's Di2 gears?

 

[Bollo]

The UCI's not going to like that.

It's the UCI's job not to like anything.

 

[arallsopp]

We already have a thread for this.

 

[CopperBrompton]

The point of the electric gears is that they automatically retension after every gear-change, so should never slip or need adjustment. Not that I'd pay the £1600 price, but they are not quite as frivilous as they appear.

 

[fuzzy290]

A 'proper' carbon fiber super light racer with Di2 gears will be about £8000 (ish). A high end FS carbon fiber MTB will be about £7000. So, why would you pay an additional £16,000 for integrated lights??????

 

[arallsopp]

For £15000pa, I'll ride beside you with a torch.

 

[jonny jeez]

Just out of interest, have either of you tried a bike with Shimano's Di2 gears?

err..."Jonny stares at his shoes".


...no

 

[tyred]

I could hundreds of bikes for that price.