Anybody swapping their flash car for bike? :-)

[Manonabike]

City boys.... impress us now

City boys dream machines

 

[brockers]

Also here and in the FT the day before. It's almost as if there must be some money changing hands somewhere.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

That's just about sales of bicycles - most of those S-Works and the like will be parked up in the garage block never to see the light of day.

 

[fossyant]

That's the £6.5k S WORKS Venge, not the McLaren Venge ! Ahem.

PS see Rapha are mentioned.

 

[tyred]

Who needs that? You'd cut a more impressive dash cycling down the high street on a Raleigh Chopper fixed gear conversion.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

see Rapha are mentioned.

Yeah, £13m turnover - at their prices not many sales required to get to that!!

 

[fossyant]

It's all good news though. More flash bikes to fly past on Sportives as they are being pushed up a hill. Passed a Prince being pushed up a hill a couple of years back ! And even more to upset when you fly past on a fixed with panniers and mudguards ! You Londoners must love it. Lot less Mamils up here !

 

[thom]

It's all good news though. More flash bikes to fly past on Sportives as they are being pushed up a hill. Passed a Prince being pushed up a hill a couple of years back ! And even more to upset when you fly past on a fixed with panniers and mudguards ! You Londoners must love it. Lot less Mamils up here !

Yes its all good really and being fair they really aren't all like that. Quite a good few city cyclists are middle aged with kids and very curmudgeonly when it comes to flashing the cash. FT journo interviewed a CEO with a 35 mile each way commute which I think would put a lot of us to shame.

 

[PaulSecteur]

Looking forward to seeing the second hand market full of W-works Venges!

Let me know when they can be had for £300 please.

 

[vernon]

I think that bthere's a cunning marketing exercise taking place. Similar words were broadcast on the radio over the weekend. I wonder who sourced the press releases.

 

[Kiwiavenger]

according to the comments watch ebay/gumtree in a few months when they move onto the next fad! lol.

 

[screenman]

What a rubbish report, Rapha bike manufacturer! Halfords and £12,000 bike not in my local one. As for someone who has the money spending it, good for them the economy needs spenders. Mr Sugar has a fair few nice bikes dotted around and he could make a few legs on here ache I bet.