Comments on: Are expensive bikes worth it?

By: Generic Viagra

Generic Viagra — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:08:24 +0000

Pay for a bike is worth depending what are you going to do, like me.. i do downhill and is worth pay $3000 for a bike because i need the best parts because i don’t wanna die, going down in a hill…

By: CandoGuy

CandoGuy — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:44:36 +0000

I just hate to see bikes costing that much. I paid $2k, 3 years ago for a top of the line cannondale mountain bike, and now a new cannondale moto starts at $4k for the low end model? $6.5k for top of the line. Doesn’t seem like it is following the trends of inflation. This goes for all bike companies. Is the technology all that different from a few years ago, that it has to cost 2 to 3 times as much? Are they trying to turn mountain biking into an elitists sport like road biking? Don’t get me wrong, I know I could smoke most of the guys on the $6k bikes based on the fact that I ride 40+ hours a week, but it doesn’t seem like they care about the serious rider. Only racers and people with deep pockets are being catered to. I’m looking for a new bike next year, but $3k to $4k for an entry level bike? Come on! Maybe if they had some re-sale it wouldn’t be so bad, but they don’t, I could probably get $800 for my bike now, even though with upgrades I spent about $2700 on it.

By: David

David — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:50:21 +0000

Defintely not!!!

Expensive bicycles are not worth the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have to ask yourself if you are going to get a thousand dollars extra enjoyment!!!!

Remember Pro’s have sponsors but you do not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a no brainer!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Rob L

Rob L — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:51:49 +0000

1 - There is a truth to that in that it is all relative to time vs money vs life/etc.
2 - Yah I agree about the car stuff I could spend several small fortunes on cars. On the other hand I do buy the occasional bottle of $60 wine and really enjoy it So for now I’m saving slowly again for a nice bike by say next year sometime with a goal of around 2-3K saved.

Totally agree iwht the last part and I learned that during my surf days, any okay day out doing something fun beats the hell out of any day at work.

By: Karl Etzel

Karl Etzel — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:39:35 +0000

Couple of thoughts I’ll add, have been through this discussion myself many times…

1) If you make enough to drop $6K on a bike, you probably work a lot of hours. So you like those few hours you do get on a bike to be maximal pleasure. Really nice gear, that works perfectly, is a pleasure. This is a tradeoff I’ve made myself over the last few years, as I have accepted a career & lifestyle that leaves me 6-8 hours a week on the bike. When I was a grad student riding 20-25 hours/week I did not care as much about top shelf gear.

2) The pleasure per $ for bikes is still phenomenal compared to other things you could buy. My favorite car would cost me over $100K (Porsche 911 Turbo). My favorite wine, $60 per bottle. So, I drive a used Saturn, typically drink $6 bottles of wine, and I have mostly top of the line gear on the bikes. I think this gives me max satisfaction while leaving the retirement account intact.

But the main thing is, whatever you have on your bike, just be thankful for good health and the opportunity to ride!

Cheers,
Karl

By: Grant

Grant — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:44:12 +0000

I think the psyche that ponies up for a Hummer, Escalanche, etc. is the same that plunks down $6k for a bike. I don’t understand it at all except to say that to some degree we’re all like crows gathering shiny things for our nests. What’s the point? Who knows. Just that old acquisitive human nature.

I’m not immune. That top of the line Kona Kikapu looks like a mighty fine ride for a marathon or endurance race. Somebody stop me.

By: Rob L

Rob L — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:46:21 +0000

Ian - IN this case your reasoniing makes total sense, if I was doing hardcore enduro or extreme racing I’d damn well want something very reliable under me. What does kill me about most of these bikes is that for all the money your pumping into say XTR or X.0 components or whatever, they really only are lighter than say LX or X.7 grade components with a minor upgrade of quality for the huge price jump. Can’t say I know much about Rohloff.

On that note this bears more thinking as my wife wants to ride this crazy 8-10 cabin to cabin trail ride in the Rockey’s next year maybe. Good luck and have a good ride!

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:09:36 +0000

I bought a 3000 dollar bike about 6 weeks ago, the most expensive bike i’ve bought for sure. it weighs in at about 30 pounds. but then again, it’s suppose to take me from Amsterdam, to North Cape, Norway, Down to Gibraltar, Spain, then back to Amsterdam. i’m rocking the rohloff drivetrain. i just wanted a bike i didn’t have to worry about and that needed minimal maintenance. i guess it all just depends on what’s important to you. my bike doesn’t have bling factor. it looks like butt. but it’s great to ride it really feels like i’m driving a landrover, specially when i have about 65 pounds of gear on there. it’ll get me around europe, no problem. goes back to the saying that a “poor man can’t afford to buy cheap tools!” but then again i’m going to be riding 7 days a week for a long time. this will be my only mode of transportation…

By: tonythetiger

tonythetiger — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:11:21 +0000

lawl, the only jordans seen on my local court growing up were bought from a chinese guy on canal st

imo, and this goes for anything not just bikes, if you can afford it and you are going to use it why not spend the money. when i was a kid i drank old e but now i drink duvel because i can aford it. do i have to drink good beer to get drunk? no but it sure is tasty!

By: Forrest Gladding

Forrest Gladding — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:32:26 +0000

I use to race alot and then I started racing singlespeeds. My singlespeed cost about 400 bucks to build up and I love beating guys on 5 grand bikes. I do have a 3 expensive bikes. I hammer them with a rigid singlespeed. You should see the look of someone I pass on the downhill on a singlespeed and they are fully suspended. I guess they are not getting the 5 grand out of their bike.