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Author: soupsoup Date: Sep 28, 2007 03:48
Steve Firth wrote:
> But it costs £6000.
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> I could get around 100 bicycles for much money.
Decent bikes for £60 . Where?
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Date: Sep 28, 2007 04:27
> Steve Firth wrote:
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>> But it costs £6000.
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>> I could get around 100 bicycles for much money.
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> Decent bikes for £60 . Where?
You have added a word not present in my post.
However bikes can be had from about £49 at just about any wholesaler
etc. Ebay has new adult bikes with loads of gears from £35 upwards.
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Author: soupsoup Date: Sep 28, 2007 04:58
Steve Firth wrote:
> However bikes can be had from about £49 at just about any wholesaler.
ANY wholesaler ? Going to use the "decent" word again. Unless your
thinking of Sterling house or any of that lot a decent wholesaler will
charge £200 or so .
ANECDOTE :- Recently bought a bike for son it was the lowest spec
decent mountain bike in the shop and it was £199
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2z5owg.
> Ebay has new adult bikes with loads of gears from £35 upwards.
You have to be V careful buying something as personal as a bike on E-bay
you have to know the quality of each component and know what size you
need (no trying things out).
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Date: Sep 28, 2007 05:23
> Steve Firth wrote:
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>> However bikes can be had from about £49 at just about any wholesaler.
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> ANY wholesaler ?
> Going to use the "decent" word again.
You can use it as often as you like, I didn't. Nor TBH do I consider
that the differences in bicycles make the difference in price
worthwhile. It's a bike, it has wheels and handlebars and pedals and
some gears oh and usually brakes as well. Get over it.
> Unless your thinking of Sterling house or any of that lot a decent
> wholesaler will charge £200 or so .
No, I was thinking of the likes of Makro or Costco.
It's a bike. If you want to pay more than you need to it's your
bag, baby.
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Author: soupsoup Date: Sep 28, 2007 05:50
Steve Firth wrote:
> It's a bike. If you want to pay more than you need to it's your
> bag, baby.
I would agree if I had paid more than I NEEDed too, yes I could have got
a £60 special from Costco Makro WHY but it would be heavier, the
components wouldn't have lasted as long,the whole cycling experience
wouldn't have been as good ...
> it's a bike. It's cheap, basic personal transport.
That is a ridiculous statement, yes there is such a thing as diminishing
returns ie is a bike at £600 really £400 "better" than a £200 one?
Seems to me you are saying that there is no difference in quality
between a £50 Costco bike and a £200 one from a bicycle retailer.
C.V. A pair of trousers, yes they can be bought for £10 from Costco (I
assume) but people will pay more for thicker (possibly) lined material
better sown ones.
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Date: Sep 28, 2007 05:51
Steve Firth wrote:
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> You can use it as often as you like, I didn't. Nor TBH do I consider
> that the differences in bicycles make the difference in price
> worthwhile. It's a bike, it has wheels and handlebars and pedals and
> some gears oh and usually brakes as well. Get over it.
You are talking through your backside, Steve, as usual. There are many
advantages to paying out for a more expensive model, not least the
weight of the machine. A good bike could half the effort needed to go
between two points, as compared to a cheap machine. Investing in a more
expensive model - although still far from the best - has transformed my
experience of cycling.
Brian.
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Date: Sep 28, 2007 06:15
Brian Robertson wrote:
> A good bike could half the effort needed to go
> between two points, as compared to a cheap machine.
That's utter bollocks, a £200 bike is not and cannot be twice as
efficient as a £60 bike.
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Date: Sep 28, 2007 06:15
> Steve Firth wrote:
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>> It's a bike. If you want to pay more than you need to it's your
>> bag, baby.
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> I would agree if I had paid more than I NEEDed too, yes I could have got
> a £60 special from Costco Makro WHY but it would be heavier, the
> components wouldn't have lasted as long,the whole cycling experience
> wouldn't have been as good ...
You seemed to be implying that there was no way that a bike coudl be
purchased for £60, although you inserted the word "decent" which is very
much in the eye of the beholder. You now seem to accept that £60 bikes
are available and now you're whinging about detail.
>> it's a bike. It's cheap, basic personal transport.
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> That is a ridiculous statement,
No it's not.
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Sep 28, 2007 06:32
soup wrote:
> Steve Firth wrote:
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>> It's a bike. If you want to pay more than you need to it's
>> your bag, baby.
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> I would agree if I had paid more than I NEEDed too, yes I could have
> got a
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Author: soupsoup Date: Sep 28, 2007 06:49
Steve Firth wrote:
> Now it's you that's getting ridiculous.
Whatever.
> a £60 bike is perfectly adequate, usable
> and will probably outlast the rider.
May, but then again it is unlikely too.
I would hesitate to use the phrase "perfectly adequate".
I was initially smirking when I wrote those posts but it seems very
quickly to have degenerated into an argument. My time is to precious to
me to waste by keeping posting to this thread.
Anyway you go ahead and have the last word there seems
to be no point discussing things with you.
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