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Does that horse of yours cost a lot to look after? It's quite high.So Carerra to Btwin ?
What is it with Retail Park bikes ?
Do people pick up a bike whilst out for the groceries ?
Does that horse of yours cost a lot to look after? It's quite high.So Carerra to Btwin ?
What is it with Retail Park bikes ?
Do people pick up a bike whilst out for the groceries ?
No. Some people know how badly mugged off they get by 'big brand' bike manufacturers. They actually understand about bikes, and know about value for money.So Carerra to Btwin ?
What is it with Retail Park bikes ?
Do people pick up a bike whilst out for the groceries ?
No. Some people know how badly mugged off they get by 'big brand' bike manufacturers. They actually understand about bikes, and know about value for money.
Yes silly you. The big brands are pretty much casting pearls before swine, they don't mind, they are selling bikes. I don't mind, because there are some cracking second hand bikes at bargain prices, as soon as the people buying their expensive sticker sets, realise that cycling isn't actually as easy / cheap as they were led to believe, and that fishing is a far easier and cheaper option. People with a bit of imagination/ sense, who are starting out with cycling, realise that a lot of bikes are made by the big name bike manufacturers, for 'retail park' bike suppliers, and that they can get the same bike, often with better bits on it, minus the stickers, for a much lower price, and therefore, if they decide that cycling isn't for them after all ( and it isn't everybody's cup of tea, unfortunately), they don't waste quite so much money, because the price they get for their (lightly) used bike, is closer to what they paid for it.Oh right.
And here is me thinking it was down to lack of imagination and going for the easiest option.
Silly me.
That might be true for Halfords, but going to Decathlon to buy a bike actually seems to require more thought than just buying a Specialized Allez from the LBS, simply because there are few storesOh right.
And here is me thinking it was down to lack of imagination and going for the easiest option.
Silly me.
Yes silly you. The big brands are pretty much casting pearls before swine, they don't mind, they are selling bikes. I don't mind, because there are some cracking second hand bikes at bargain prices, as soon as the people buying their expensive sticker sets, realise that cycling isn't actually as easy / cheap as they were led to believe, and that fishing is a far easier and cheaper option. People with a bit of imagination/ sense, who are starting out with cycling, realise that a lot of bikes are made by the big name bike manufacturers, for 'retail park' bike suppliers, and that they can get the same bike, often with better bits on it, minus the stickers, for a much lower price, and therefore, if they decide that cycling isn't for them after all ( and it isn't everybody's cup of tea, unfortunately), they don't waste quite so much money, because the price they get for their (lightly) used bike, is closer to what they paid for it.