What is the biggest rip-off

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gaz

Cycle Camera TV
Location
South Croydon
The price of the bikes themselves, even in this day and age once you get over a grand for a bike its starting to get silly, if I'm ever in the position to pay more than a grand for my transport I'm going to buy a car.
To some, a bicycle is not just a mode of transport.
 

GrasB

Veteran
Location
Nr Cambridge
Shimano small service parts - bots, ball bearings, circlips, etc. Higher quality items can be had at 1 or 2 orders of magnitude cheaper!

Speedplay cleats at £35 a pop.
I'm not so sure on that one. Lets ignore the 5k mile warning for a moment (that's there to try & sell more cleats). £35 for 20k miles of riding & still going strong showing minimal wear on the circlip + working surfaces of the circlip 'cage'. They can stand a 4 mile walk to an area where I could get a mobile signal to ring a friend. I can't find another system that gives that level of wear & has such a secure footing. The best wearing look style cleats seem to last about 10-12.5k miles.
 
Shimano small service parts - bots, ball bearings, circlips, etc. Higher quality items can be had at 1 or 2 orders of magnitude cheaper!


I'm not so sure on that one. Lets ignore the 5k mile warning for a moment (that's there to try & sell more cleats). £35 for 20k miles of riding & still going strong showing minimal wear on the circlip + working surfaces of the circlip 'cage'. They can stand a 4 mile walk to an area where I could get a mobile signal to ring a friend. I can't find another system that gives that level of wear & has such a secure footing. The best wearing look style cleats seem to last about 10-12.5k miles.

Fair comment, but I still £35 is on the expensive side for what they are.
 

400bhp

Guru
Some sportives.

Deloittes tour of Britain thing.

The emperor's new clothes that are Rapha/Assos.:whistle:
 

Ethan

Active Member
A cycle is something to get you from point A to Point B thats all it is

Yes my bike gets me from A to B, but its so much more than that to me.
Its my hobby, it keeps me fit, it keeps me active, it cheers me up when I'm down, it lets me explore the country side in a way you just cant do in a car, it helps me meet new people.

Anyway, back on topic.
I think cycling clothing is massively overpriced. £50 for a jersey is just over the top!
And the specialized bottle cage I just got - £10.99?! Had to get it though, it looks great on the bike :laugh: Thats where student discount comes in handy
 
A cycle is something to get you from point A to Point B thats all it is

Not for me, and not mores lot of us. My car fits much, much more comfortably into this definition than my bike by a long way.

If this was true of my bike, I wouldn't extend my commute. I wouldn't go out on a bike ride for enjoyment only. I wouldn't have lost almost three stone in a year. I wouldn't be the most physically fit I've ever been. I wouldn't have joined a cycling forum to chat about it!
 
Cut him some slack guys, he's a bit down cos he couldn't ride today. Back on topic, it occurs to me I could buy a track pump for the price of a set of cleats or....I've said this before but how come you can pay more for a bike tyre than a car tyre?
 
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Yes my bike gets me from A to B, but its so much more than that to me.
Its my hobby, it keeps me fit, it keeps me active, it cheers me up when I'm down, it lets me explore the country side in a way you just cant do in a car, it helps me meet new people.

Anyway, back on topic.
I think cycling clothing is massively overpriced. £50 for a jersey is just over the top!
And the specialized bottle cage I just got - £10.99?! Had to get it though, it looks great on the bike :laugh: Thats where student discount comes in handy

I agree with you on the cycle clothing, a lot of it is well over priced.

Not for me, and not mores lot of us. My car fits much, much more comfortably into this definition than my bike by a long way.

If this was true of my bike, I wouldn't extend my commute. I wouldn't go out on a bike ride for enjoyment only. I wouldn't have lost almost three stone in a year. I wouldn't be the most physically fit I've ever been. I wouldn't have joined a cycling forum to chat about it!

I don't own a car, I haven't owned a car for over thirty years, my bike is my transport.
 
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