Why does MTB get the top spot!!
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Red Lemon wrote:
Obviously I don't know the Roadie market that well, but suggesting that because *your* bike is worth 4k, the average road bike is worth 4k seems a little unlikely. I have a 2007 Giant price list right here. Only two road bikes hit the 4k mark (including the £3999 bike) and the most expensive bike is an MTB.Steve Austin wrote:back to your sandpit MBUKiddie
What does an average Roadbike cost? Mine is worth 4k, so the Advertisers of said kit will want to reach me...
I'm not talking about you, Steve, but I cannot believe the attitudes being displayed by some of the supposedly mature C+ forum members. It's laughable, considering we're (MBUK) supposed to be the childish forum.
Why are you even reading the road forum if that's what you think ? You just seem to be trying to start an argument - I thought there were some immature posters on the old C+ forum but you really take the cake.
it's a hard life if you don't weaken.0 -
Steve,
You are suck an arogant c0ck!
I don't give a flying fcuk if your bike is worth 4k.
An average road bike costs the same as an average MTB so get off your high horse.
MTB parts wear down and break much sooner due to the nature of MTBing so we spend loads more on repairs, upgrades etc than roadies.
And by the way, I'm nearly 30 so not really a "Kiddy"0 -
cyclone wrote:
MTB parts wear down and break much sooner due to the nature of MTBing so we spend loads more on repairs, upgrades etc than roadies.
It could be argued that MTB components are designed to be able to put up with far more abuse than road equivalents and therefore there isn't much difference in costs of repairs, maintenance etc... Speaking from personal experience I've had to replace a Sora rear mech after two years use, but got 3.5 years out of a Deore LX, likewise I got 2.5 years out of my road forks, and four years out of my MTB sus forks (they were Manitou Axels though!). Okay so not strictly comparing like with like, but I'm sure you get the gist.
On the whole I reckon I spend just as much on maintenance of my roadbike as I do on my MTB, covering equivalent mileages on both.0 -
Peyote wrote:cyclone wrote:
MTB parts wear down and break much sooner due to the nature of MTBing so we spend loads more on repairs, upgrades etc than roadies.
It could be argued that MTB components are designed to be able to put up with far more abuse than road equivalents and therefore there isn't much difference in costs of repairs, maintenance etc... Speaking from personal experience I've had to replace a Sora rear mech after two years use, but got 3.5 years out of a Deore LX, likewise I got 2.5 years out of my road forks, and four years out of my MTB sus forks (they were Manitou Axels though!). Okay so not strictly comparing like with like, but I'm sure you get the gist.
On the whole I reckon I spend just as much on maintenance of my roadbike as I do on my MTB, covering equivalent mileages on both.
You're a right one for causing trouble aren't you! Now you're implying that roadies and MTB'ers spend the same sort of money on bike maintainence!!! How could you!
a dirtbag of the most delightful variety0 -
SJ wrote:
You're a right one for causing trouble aren't you! Now you're implying that roadies and MTB'ers spend the same sort of money on bike maintainence!!! How could you!
Hey, it's not my fault that manufacturers build in specific lifespans to (all*) their products just so that us poor mugs have to go out and replace when they fail (after a predetermined period of time/abuse).
* Yep sorry people that means that companies like Shimano apply the same principles of manufacturing to their roadkit as they do to their MTB kit.0 -
MTB parts only break quicker cause the fools keep falling off. maybe if they stuck to nice comfy bridleways their parts would last longer0
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oo a risk taker eh?
MTB parts wear out at about the same rate as road parts ime.
MTB parts break more due to impacts
What MTB kit are you wearing out fast then or are you breaking it?0 -
I rarely crash and when I have, I haven't broken anything worse than the odd spoke or brake lever..
Just myself that seems to break :?
I go through a chain in about 300 miles and mid chainring and cassette in about 600 miles which only takes me a couple of months
Rear mechs only last about a year before pivots start to wear and get sloppy.
Bushes and bearings on suspension and linkage also last about 12-18 months before you have to change some of them.0 -
Steve Austin wrote:MTB parts only break quicker cause the fools keep falling off. maybe if they stuck to nice comfy bridleways their parts would last longer
See, a few of us manage to turn a nasty thread around and have a joke and in you pop again to make your snide comments.a dirtbag of the most delightful variety0 -
should get the new xtr chainset had about 1000 miles out of it so far with no bother.
no signs of wear either.
Normally get a bit more out of my chains than that, depends on time of year and how much clay i been riding through
road chains stretch quicker for me :?0 -
For my sins I recently worked in Evans Cycles showrooms at Gatwick for about 4 weeks. In that time if a customer came in and wanted info/to buy re a road bike then they were passed over to me to deal with. On the other hand for mountain bikes I would pass them over to other staff.
There were about 10 staff who knew about mountain bikes and only a couple of us about road bikes.
My point is that I respected their knowledge and expertise and they respected mine. It worked very well and we got on as a team.
All of the above is a load of silly nonsense. Any chance of a truce guys?0 -
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my branch of cycling wears parts out quicker than your branch?
my bike cost more than your bike?
if this moves onto comparing bits of anatomy then I am out of here...
as my mum used to say - play nicely!Chocolate makes your clothes shrink0 -
Come riding in Bristol.
It's all clay.
It's bloody everywhere!
Plus we don't have a very well maintained track.
Poor Antony at the Bristol Trails Group does try but is limited by resources, money and manpower.
The rest of the trails are all unofficial so can get in a right state.0 -
Stage Fright wrote:my branch of cycling wears parts out quicker than your branch?
my bike cost more than your bike?
if this moves onto comparing bits of anatomy then I am out of here...
MTBer's are well know for their huge asses according to roadies in the soapbox.
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Careful, or this Hugh Jass bloke will be getting on to his lawyers. Poor guy gets such a hard time.John Stevenson0
