High quality-high cost vs lower quality-lower cost

[Blue Hills]

At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

that is such a generalisation as to be almost meaningless I fear.

Congratulations you have paid for product z, 2.5 times more expensive than product y which it is functionally the same.

You have got product z.

 

[nickyboy]

At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

Hmmm...don't agree with that statement

Sure, there is some correlation between price and quality. But it's weak and there are loads of examples of great stuff that's cheap and rubbish stuff that's expensive.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

My first bicycle as an adult was fairly cheap and came with a 7-speed freewheel. After a handful of broken spokes and two snapped axles (due the the placement of the bearings in freewheel hubs) I bought a better wheel with a freehub for around £100. I would've upgraded the shifter to 8 or 9-speed but it was physically combined with the brake lever so I didn't bother and it now uses a 7-speed cassette with a spacer.

If I'd spent £50 on the next model up of bicycle it would have come with a freehub and I could probably have gotten away with just re-tensioning/replacing the spokes.

 

[User16625]

Hmmm...don't agree with that statement

Sure, there is some correlation between price and quality. But it's weak and there are loads of examples of great stuff that's cheap and rubbish stuff that's expensive.

And occasionally dangerous. Im struggling to think of cheap stuff thats any good tho. Soap perhaps?

 

[djhep]

Actually, I'm quite good at convincing myself that if i spend just a bit more for a more expensive item, it will be justified by the fact that it will last longer and function better than a similar (and very often just as suitable) but cheaper item.
And......if i can just stretch to the slightly even more expensive item, the difference in price is'nt really that much!!!!!!......Oh dear, i blew the budget again .

To be fair this behaviour usually only manifests when it comes to hobbies that involve 2 or 4 wheels.

Seriously though, as per my original post, it is nice when having payed a bit more for what you hope will be worth paying extra for, you then find out that it actually was.
(New bike stand is set up in middle of the lounge as i write and making servicing the bikes even more enjoyable).

 

[Shortandcrisp]

At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

Hmmm. This what you had in mind?

 

[derrick]

Hmmm. This what you had in mind?


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I'll stick with Sidi,

 

[ColinJ]

Im struggling to think of cheap stuff thats any good tho. Soap perhaps?

I managed to find a new pair of Campagnolo Khamsin wheels for £99, including delivery. I have done thousands of miles on them and they are still true, the bearings are fine, and the rims are not showing obvious signs of wear. They weigh 1.8 kg, which I consider not to be an excessive weight for a pair of inexpensive general purpose road wheels.

The list price is now £183.99 but Wiggle are doing the Campagnolo version for £138.58. I think that they are worth that price, but for £99 they were an absolute bargain.

 

[Globalti]

£195 Superstar wheels. felt light, stiff and fast but they were weak and got damaged easily. £800 Mavic Ksyrium SLs feel just as light and stiff but they are amazingly strong thanks to the high quality materials used.

 

[ColinJ]

£195 Superstar wheels. felt light, stiff and fast but they were weak and got damaged easily. £800 Mavic Ksyrium SLs feel just as light and stiff but they are amazingly strong thanks to the high quality materials used.

My mate had a pair of the original Ksyriums. He really liked them but eventually the rims started developing cracks around the spokes. He worked in a bike shop and they had quite a few returned with the same problem.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

My mate had a pair of the original Ksyriums. He really liked them but eventually the rims started developing cracks around the spokes. He worked in a bike shop and they had quite a few returned with the same problem.

Had that with RS10/11 but they are cheap

 

[derrick]

My mate had a pair of the original Ksyriums. He really liked them but eventually the rims started developing cracks around the spokes. He worked in a bike shop and they had quite a few returned with the same problem.

Never heard that before, Have used them for years along with a lot of the guys i ride with, They were probably snide Chinese ones.

 

[Milkfloat]

My Gabba jersey. Far better than the Sugoi and Stolen Goat versions I had before. The thing is that good I think it is witchcraft.

 

[derrick]

I go with Casteli bibs, More comfatable than Assos and Rapha. Mind you have never tried BTwin bibs, As if

 

[Moodyman]

It is said that Mavic went through a phase in the recent past where some of their rims developed cracks at the welds or at the spoke hole. A well known bike shop in Harrogate stopped using them for their handbuilts. It may have been a particular production batch as I've used Mavic A319 for the tourer and they've been rock solid.