FishFright
More wheels than sense
About £100,000+ for a world / Olympic class . Because of the wind tunnel, CFD and FEA analysis costs and the low double figure bikes produced.
Are there fewer bent and trike riders in Europe
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About £100,000+ for a world / Olympic class . Because of the wind tunnel, CFD and FEA analysis costs and the low double figure bikes produced.
That is an obscene amount for a bike. Just what do they have the makes them cost that much.
Alex321
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It isn't "what they have", it is about the fact that the very low production numbers means amortisation of the development costs is a very large part of the overall cost of the bike.
Uh--------------what about the $15,000 or $16,000 aero racing bike they have today. They seem to violate simple racing rules on several levels.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
That's not a lot when it comes to sporting equipment at the highest level. As mentioned earlier you can multiply that by ten when it comes Olympic level track cycling.
Also they don't violate the rules but pass with the very smallest margins , which is exactly what they are for .
kingrollo
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Yeah that law forcing you to buy one is a real kick in the gonads
Alex321
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Which rules do you think they are violating ("simple" or otherwise)?
And that is not a lot of money for elite level sporting equipment.
