I'd rather buy a motorbike FFS…

I'm not sure of my size, so I've ordered two

shame it's not their 24ct gold diamond encrusted frame as I have a dislike of carbon for mtbs, else I would have ordered one

And a 142mm wide rear hub – is this some new standard that has past me by?

142mm new standard but can be converted to normal rear qr, Kashima coating is not going on 2011 OEM forks I think.

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And after 1 muddy ride it will be worth £3000 and look trashed…

What can you do inflation, give it 3 years that will £8k-£10k easy.

There is….I can't afford it.

Obscene its a bike FFS

who the hell is going to pay 6.5k for a trek, its quite nice but maybe 3.5-4k nice!

I read this yesterday and didn't get it at all (the post that is). Took me until now to realise it says thousand, not hundred 😳

i'm all for fancy expensive bikes, but surely nobody can look at the price without doing a doubletake?

I know people own sports cars for track days, 6.5k is perfectly affordable for some people. It also lets Trek showcase what they can do if they are not limited to mediocre budgets like my own.

Why is the 2011 one better than this one?

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/119043.html

Even accounting for inflation I can't see an extra £1.5k on the 2011 model (I can't see £5k on the 2010 model to be fair)

All that money and no, reflectors, . . . shocking!

surely nobody can look at the price without doing a doubletake?

for a top of the range full-sus? wouldn't bat an eye, there are plenty of stock road bikes that cost that and more.

While I'm no where near being able to afford that trek, I can't afford a 200k car or 10mil house either and don't think that they would be worth a similar reaction either,

you must move in vastly different circles to me, then – i used to work in mayfair and even the people who could afford £200k cars would definitely bat an eyelid when one drove past. on the grounds you mention, i'd be interested to know how many of trek's competitors are offering off the peg mountain bikes that are anywhere near that money.

it's MR leggy 😉 it's probably not fantastic value for money, but considering how much XX costs and how much R&D went into that frame, it's not exactly a rip-off either.

I'd certainly notice a fast car or nice bike, but I wouldn't post a thread saying "OMG, ferrari scuderia is 220K!"

Pinarello Dogma: 6.7K
Trek project one madone: 7.7K
Scott spark limited: 6.7k
Felt DA: 7k

etc etc etc