Is it time to put those under scrutiny ,

colintrav
colintrav Posts: 1,074
edited November 2009 in MTB general
Why haven't we ever seen any interviews with those responsible for creating such products and selling them for such OVER EXORBORANT PRICES ...

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Light ... 360040339/

Who in there fkin right mind would pay 800 quid for that piece of EQ ...and pair of wheels also on the same site for just under 4 grand

It's time the mags hounded those people ... and ask them why is it really justified

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    why?

    what has a Road mech got to do with the prices of fish?

    some roadies buy them.
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Why so indignant? It's a free country.
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    If you are the sort of person with 0% bodyfat, weighing 8stone dripping wet and every gram lost off your bike means that extra 0.01 of a second that could potentially be the difference between winning a big race and not winning, The kind of person who rides with a support crew and has sponsors. The kind of person who considers cycling to be more of a career than a hobby, then you'd have no problem paying £4k for a wheelset and £700 for a spanky rear mech.

    If you are properly minted and just want to build the lightest bike you can, because you can, then you'd have no problem paying £4k for a wheelset and £700 for a rear mech.

    Don't see why it's a problem? If you've not got £700, go buy an ultegra mech for £40. It's not like you are being forced into paying over the odds for stuff.

    If you want the best products, you have to pay the highest prices (generally speaking). This is not a new concept to the world. Get over it.
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  • tri-sexual
    tri-sexual Posts: 672
    if people want to pay these prices then they are very welcome to
    some people will pay over the odds just because its expensive
    they somehow think that the more they spend then they will be better, its good marketing

    the pleasure is to out ride these people with a cheap bike and watch the suffering on their face after they have spent the last half an hour telling you how great their bike and equipement is and how many seconds they are faster by over 50km by fitting a set of £2000 wheels

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  • Tempestas
    Tempestas Posts: 486
    Geez, in the UK we love a moan don't we?

    If we can't buy exotic stuff it's because the world is against us and no-one cares about us in the UK....

    Then when we can buy the stuff, we moan like buggery because it's too expensive....

    Then when we get it, we make excuses about how the bike wasn't setup correctly by the bike shop....

    Buy what you want, ride how you like and enjoy it...or is that not British enough?
  • cheehee
    cheehee Posts: 427
    Whoaaa £799 for a rear mech :shock:

    That's £299 more than I paid for my roadbike

    It's a purdy looking thing for sure, but £799 :shock:

    £799 :shock:

    I'd want some Haribos if I ordered that bad boy :lol:

    £799 :shock: :shock: :shock:

    Cheehee
  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,478
    colintrav wrote:
    Why haven't we ever seen any interviews with those responsible for creating such products and selling them for such OVER EXORBORANT PRICES ...

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Light ... 360040339/

    Who in there fkin right mind would pay 800 quid for that piece of EQ ...and pair of wheels also on the same site for just under 4 grand

    It's time the mags hounded those people ... and ask them why is it really justified


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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Why the jealousy magazines are going to be bl**dy boring if they dont have pictures and articles about expensive bikes and parts. No one would buy a car magazine if it was only about Ford Fiestas people want to read about Ferraris.
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  • MrChuck
    MrChuck Posts: 1,663
    colintrav wrote:
    It's time the mags hounded those people ... and ask them why is it really justified

    What on earth for? These things aren't exactly necessities and they don't have to be justified. It's not like you can't buy 105 or something is it?
  • sarkmeister
    sarkmeister Posts: 142
    Why get so worked up about this?

    If people didnt buy them they wouldnt exist, its as simple as that. Some people are obviously willing to spend a very large amount of money to save a few grams, good for them, its their money they can do what they want with it.
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  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    Mountain biking is hardly the first thing to have very expensive high end kit, at least with this there a quantifiable weight difference here. Take HiFi for exmple, someone might spend that much on a power cable which a lot of people argue makes no quantifiable difference!
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  • Hercule Q
    Hercule Q Posts: 2,781
    i've just bought 5 of them to use as paperweights
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  • yoohoo999
    yoohoo999 Posts: 940
    Jeez mate, you need to take a chill pill. 8)

    All of your threads are making me feel miserable, so full of hate! Incidentally, the two i've looked at most recently are also focussed around money.

    Some people have lots of it, some people do not. Some spend lots, some do not. I thought we had covered this in your other thread?

    £800 to some people on a rear mech is absurd, to others it is reasonable for the reward of being able to take another 0.1secs off your 1 mile time.

    What do we want?

    COMMUNISIM FOR MOUNTAIN BIKERS!

    When do we want it?

    NOW!

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  • robertpb
    robertpb Posts: 1,866
    Need to switch your spell checker on, EXORBORANT is not a word.

    I wouldn't go and spend that much on a mech, even if it's a sexy little number.

    But when your on the top of your game and every bit counts then I can see the why.

    Why you are going on about it I haven't a clue.

    Must be suffering from Meldrew syndrome. :lol:
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  • P-Jay
    P-Jay Posts: 1,478
    That lightweight stuff is insane...

    But if some "more money than sense" fool whats to drop that sorta coin to save a few grams, or more likely try to impress their friends, let them carry on.

    Now, I wouldn't go so far as to say the name is the most expensive part of their stuff but...

    Brake pads £40
    Wheel bag £70
    Spandex roadie suit thing and gloves £176
    Skewers £85

    Sorry, but all you're getting over above mainstream stuff is posing points.

    I'm not going to comments on their derailers and wheels, I know nothing about roadie stuff, I imagine they're good. But I bet Shimano spend more on paperclips that lightweight do on R&D, there's no economies of scale with such a tiny company.
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Hercule Q wrote:
    i've just bought 5 of them to use as paperweights
    they'd be rubbish paperweights, they only weigh 120g :D
    if i was uber rich I'd have one, at the moment I'll just take a piss before I go for a ride to ssave weight :lol:
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  • Hercule Q
    Hercule Q Posts: 2,781
    thats why i bought 5 and some sticky tape
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  • yoohoo999
    yoohoo999 Posts: 940
    I use Fox 40's as paperweights.

    I also have a rule that I only use a set of tyres for one ride, then I bin them. Don't see the point in using the same set again once they are dirty. Like wearing the same pair of pants again.

    I might start buying a new bike every ride instead, saves me having to pay my slaves to change tyres every weekend.
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Do slaves get paid?!
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  • Joe_Pineapples
    Joe_Pineapples Posts: 1,718
    Colintrav - If you really want to have a rant about prices, try contacting a few drug companies and ask them why a course of anti-cancer drugs cost 25 grand, instead of a reasonable £800 for a rear mech. If you think that's bad, try contacting Crescent Suzuki and ask for a Yoshimura race kit head gasket for a GSX-R1000 K9. ! :lol:
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  • yoohoo999
    yoohoo999 Posts: 940
    bails87 wrote:
    Do slaves get paid?!

    yes, thanks to new legislation I've got to pay my slaves. which is why i will never vote for Labour.

    Can you believe that they even talked about making slavery illegal!!! :shock: I mean, it's bad enough that I've got to pay the scrotes!
  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    Joe_Pineapples wrote:
    Colintrav - If you really want to have a rant about prices, try contacting a few drug companies and ask them why a course of anti-cancer drugs cost 25 grand, instead of a reasonable £800 for a rear mech. If you think that's bad, try contacting Crescent Suzuki and ask for a Yoshimura race kit head gasket for a GSX-R1000 K9. ! :lol:

    LOL... or visit the russ andrews website and ask for an 8m length of THIS speaker cable

    http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp? ... YNNDIUKGVC

    A mere piffle at £12,000.

    Or better still some cables I saw advertised at a local HiFi show that were £50K for 2 x 5m runs. :lol:

    Bikes is for nowt mate.

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  • snotty badger
    snotty badger Posts: 1,593
    Is it me or does colintrav start these posts then leaves them alone? :?
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  • _Ferret_
    _Ferret_ Posts: 660
    or loses interest.
    He's probably working on the next thread, moaning about the price of oil or something...
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  • mellex
    mellex Posts: 214
    I look at this way.

    The person who buys that sort of equipment knows exactly, 100%, without doubt, that that is what they want. No messing about, asking questions on forums or trying to save a few quid by searching the net for deals or voucher codes.

    If you consider your professional hourly wage, work that back into the hours spent scouring obscure websites, local bike stores and HM Customs & Excise information, I'm will to bet that a fair few of us have got some very expensive kit that is never, ever, going to be worth the time and effort expended before we finally put our hand in our pocket and brought the damn thing.

    I wish I could role with my cash like that because to me, my time is far more important.
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  • stevet1992
    stevet1992 Posts: 1,502
    Hercule Q wrote:
    i've just bought 5 of them to use as paperweights

    I dont think they would be very good paperweights seeing how light they are :shock: Maybe buy a new one every time one floats off ? :lol:
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Only in shelter and slops from the paid servants table, at least that's all mine get.

    120g, that would be great on my commuter.....

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