Lapierre 914 ... 2010 model

colintrav

And with the 714 recently reviewed in the last Edtion of MBUK

http://www.lapierre-bikes.co.uk/lapierr ... y-914-2010


Evans pricing that at just a kick n the arse of 6 grand You can buy a motorbike for cheaper lol

The Big Cheese

Pricing of bikes like this is absolutely farcical, 6 grand for a pushbike, it's a joke!!!

x-isle

At Evans, the 914 is only £4600.......I say only very lightly......

Gorgeous though!

allthegearnoidea

the guys at the lbs were saying that the full carbon zesty would be close to £6k!
they did say they might get one in but is a Hell of a lot of cash for a bike! especially when for that you could buy your self a 314 and a Decent Van to put it in!

but people with the money will pay it!
infact, wasnt the merida 96 somewhere up around that????

jam1e

I know the guys from one of the Lapierre dealers and they don't seem to be struggling selling 914s, in fact I think they've got a waiting list!

allthegearnoidea

at one point in the spring according to the importers there were no Medium Zesty's available in the uk! seesm they are a Very popular bike and with good reason from the reviews!!
just wish i could afford one!

colintrav

I remember the days when buying British was something to be proud off IE Raleigh


Now the French have come out tops in the Must have bracket ,

x-isle

colintrav wrote:

I remember the days when buying British was something to be proud off IE Raleigh


Now the French have come out tops in the Must have bracket ,

Nope, still happy with one of the reasons I chose my 5!

colintrav

x-isle wrote:

At Evans, the 914 is only £4600.......I say only very lightly......

Gorgeous though!

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lap ... erre%20914

x-isle

colintrav wrote:

x-isle wrote:

At Evans, the 914 is only £4600.......I say only very lightly......

Gorgeous though!

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lap ... erre%20914

Er, but that's not a 914??....

This is a 914

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lap ... y=lapierre 914

jay12

this is awesomehttp://www.lapierre-bikes.co.uk/lapierre/x-country-mountain-bike/2010/tandem-x2-race-team-2010/specifications

colintrav

The Big Cheese wrote:

Pricing of bikes like this is absolutely farcical, 6 grand for a pushbike, it's a joke!!!

Never in all my year's would I ever expect to see a price of a bike that doesn't run of petrol , diesel , sun energy , Gas or electric to be priced so much !!!

There has to be a price cap ,, because selling a bike that costs more than a 2nd hd car .is a joke

I don't think for a sec the Original owner would ever agree on the pricing , yet however I firmly suspect those within the management nowadays see themselfs as a chic sport fashion brand ..

jay12

i know this is a time trail bike but look at the price :shock:
http://www.rutlandcycling.com/16069/Giant-Trinity-Advanced-SL-0-2010.html?referrer=froogle1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=pid16069

x-isle

colintrav wrote:

The Big Cheese wrote:

Pricing of bikes like this is absolutely farcical, 6 grand for a pushbike, it's a joke!!!

Never in all my year's would I ever expect to see a price of a bike that doesn't run of petrol , diesel , sun energy , Gas or electric to be priced so much !!!

There has to be a price cap ,, because selling a bike that costs more than a 2nd hd car .is a joke

It's all relative.....depends on how much you spend on a 2nd hand car......If, and I really mean IF it made a difference to my riding, I'd spend it, but to be honest, I doubt I'd get any more out of a £6K bike than a £2K bike, which is also a lot of money.

I put it to you this way.

I have mates who buy season tickets to that stupid pointless game they call football.

My bike will probably last me at least 3 years, I bet they pay more than £6K to watch the dumb game over 3 years (including travel, food, beer etc).....

I rest my case your honour!

colintrav

^^

I know what you mean .

Chaz.Harding

Erm.....

£7,000 for a HARD-TAIL (please don't flame me rapid_uphill)

I know it's carbon, and it looks sweet, but c'mon!

Theres not even any rear suspension shocks, levers, links or bearings FFS! And just think of all that extra R&D that's been saved by the pure fact it's 'only' a hardtail.

Are the bike manufacturers actually smoking crack?

_Ferret_

colintrav wrote:

Never in all my year's would I ever expect to see a price of a bike that doesn't run of petrol , diesel , sun energy , Gas or electric to be priced so much !!!

There has to be a price cap ,, because selling a bike that costs more than a 2nd hd car .is a joke

I don't think for a sec the Original owner would ever agree on the pricing , yet however I firmly suspect those within the management nowadays see themselfs as a chic sport fashion brand ..

Why shouldn't it cost so much?
If people will buy it, why not sell it?
Don't forget, you can also buy a car that costs as much as a house.
I can't honestly say I would notice the difference between this bike and mine and certainly not a 4k difference but hey, maybe someone else would. Still, if I had the money lying around then I would buy one...