Superlight, strong, stretchy chain??

fuelex

Had to chuckle at the description of the parts in this article in tonight's Evening Standard!

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/londons-most-luxe-bike-the-brogue-only-costs-25k-7835743.html?origin=internalSearch

"a Gusset Expresso chain, which is superlight and very strong. Lightweight link plates and straight plates give maximum stretch"

kelsen

Why shout out it's a £25k bike then quote random parts which are pretty much run-of-the-mill?

I suppose it's better than saying 'It's a £300 bike with £24,700 worth of diamonds stuck to it'

fuelex

Some really ill-informed stuff, since when do Sturmey Archer gears come with a separate hub
.....for an additional £29.99!!

Long_Time_Lurker

kelsen wrote:

Why shout out it's a £25k bike then quote random parts which are pretty much run-of-the-mill?
I suppose it's better than saying 'It's a £300 bike with £24,700 worth of diamonds stuck to it'

Exactly what I thought. I was expecting top-of-the range.
Instead, you get an old frame from a junk-yard, bog-standard spec and a load of brown diamonds stuck to the handlebars

rolf_f

They should have got Damien Hirst to get someone to glue the diamonds on. Then it would have been "worth" £25 million......

notsoblue

"Not too thin, they are ideal for riding around cities."

:roll:

This really is a bike for people with too much money and not enough sense.

EKE_38BPM

notsoblue wrote:

"Not too thin, they are ideal for riding around cities."

:roll:

This really is a bike for people with too much money and not enough sense.

+1
That is basically my bike with added leather and diamonds. Can you imagine the locks you'd need when you left it outside the pub!