Hard for non-cyclists to comprehend

[StuAff]

The human powered bikes in my garage are more expensive than the one with an engine. This, IMHO, is the correct order of things.

 

[MichaelW2]

The sports cars that hammond, may and clarkson rave about on tv can cost 20x more than a very nice family car. A very nice everday bike can be had for about £500 which makes an exotic bike, pro rata in the region of £10,000. You can spend that on a bike if you try hard enough but it makes 4-6k seem quite reasonable.

 

[bpsmith]

Just out of interest, what ball park figure would be classed as expensive in Bike terms?

I am aware that this will differ between people, but interested in your views, to get a rough average.

I only ask, as I wouldn't class mine as expensive, but wondering if my view differs from that average.

 

[Apollonius]

Another thought on the (rather sad) "more money than sense" thing. Isn't it everyone's ambition?

If you have less money than sense, are you not some sort of failure - unless, of course, money is not important to you, but then, why go on about it like that if it isn't?

 

[Julia9054]

Let's face it, we are all a bit judgy about how other people spend their disposable income (even if we recognise that it's not a particularly nice thing to do)
Especially if people have a lot more disposable income than us.

 

[pjd57]

I ride a ten year old bike that I got through C2W.
Yes I'd like a new one but anything better would be more than I can justify spending.

Often the people who think it's crazy to pay several thousand pounds for a bike are happy to spend that amount on the latest TV, when £300 gets you a perfectly good one.

 

[Julia9054]

I ride a ten year old bike that I got through C2W.
Yes I'd like a new one but anything better would be more than I can justify spending.

Often the people who think it's crazy to pay several thousand pounds for a bike are happy to spend that amount on the latest TV, when £300 gets you a perfectly good one.

You can do C2W more than once.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Just out of interest, what ball park figure would be classed as expensive in Bike terms?

If you are on the dole and struggling then £250 for a bike is expensive. If you are on 100k per annum then eight grand for one is cheap.

 

[Racing roadkill]

It's all to easy to go crazy as far as bike buying is concerned. Personally speaking, if a bike costs more than 1 months income, it would have to be quite something ( engineering wise ) to warrant my interest, that said, I did once nearly do something daft re: bike purchasing, because the bike was a serious bit of engineering

 

[huggy]

If you are on the dole and struggling then £250 for a bike is expensive. If you are on 100k per annum then eight grand for one is cheap.

How expensive something is is not dictated by the wealth of the buyer, that is affordability. A £10k bike is always an expensive bike.

 

[Lonestar]

Every bike I have ever owned is worth more than my car which is worth nothing.

Guy at work bought a bike for 7 grand but sadly he's stopped cycling now.He was really keen for a little while and he has changed from when he first started on the job.Doesn't seem as happy,now.He was the life and soul of the party at one time but he isn't anymore.

 

[cyberknight]

You can do C2W more than once.

On my 3rd

 

[bpsmith]

If you are on the dole and struggling then £250 for a bike is expensive. If you are on 100k per annum then eight grand for one is cheap.

Such is true. I was just asking for people's own thoughts, rather than their thoughts on others.

 

[boydj]

Golf's loss is cycling's gain.

I do both - but then I'm retired and can afford the time.

 

[Smokin Joe]

How expensive something is is not dictated by the wealth of the buyer, that is affordability. A £10k bike is always an expensive bike.

One man's expensive is another man's loose change. Ask Mick Jagger or Wayne Rooney.