I know XTR mechs are expensive but there's a lot of engineering in there. Forks are complex and deserve to cost several hundred quid.
But a pair of cheap brass castings and 4 poxy screws, for £16.99! Why are cleats so damn expensive?
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Most expensive bike bit for what it is
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£5 for a **** inner tube at my LBS.
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wiggle were doing 1/2(what use is 1/2?) a powerlink for £1.99, i bought one by mistake. lbs 99p for a whole one.
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Avid Matchmakers - £25. Nothing more than bar cleaning up fippery. Money well spent mind you!
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yumeya, not there for anything whatsoever
*EDIT: Except to make the rider look like a cock
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dt rws 50 quid for something that breaks very easily
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I think saddles are expensive for what they are. Except charge spoons, which are quite fair. From an engineering and manufacturing POV, whats the difference between a Charge spoon and a Fizik Gobi?
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whats the difference between a Charge spoon and a Fizik Gobi?
one fits my arse the other rapes it
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...Ok...thanks for that....
From an engineering and manufacturing POV
Out of interest which one rapes your arse?Posted 2 years ago # -
the charge, from an engineered and manufactured wrongly point of view
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any type of gravity dropper post or other make........a lot of money just for convienience
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the otherjonv
I bough some shimano m520 pedals from crc for 18 quid or so the other day - cos I needed some cleats
now I have spare pedals and the cleats I needed
replacement jockey wheels are stupid expensive
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Spokes, specifically DT Comp, but I suppose any spoke is a rip off these days.
I thought at 30p each 10 years ago they were expensive, especially as the trade price was a fraction of that. Now they're about 4 times that price! Can they cost significantly more to make now than they did 10 years ago, or is someone, somewhere, having a laugh and using the pricing model of "seeing what the market can take"?
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I wouldn't say forks are deserving a several hundred quid price tag! Bikes in general are over priced and most things that go with them. There is far more engineering, material and labour on a motorbike and some cost the same as a good full sus MTB. The mark up on most bikes and parts is unbelievable compared R&D, production costs etc.
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xtr chainsets?
ust nobby nics?
goodridge brake cables?
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headset spacers would get my vote.
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Lights [with one or two exceptions]
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Frame patches to stop cable rub. £6 for 6!!
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Seat posts! £100 + for a metal or carbon tube.
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Brake bleed kits and Shimano mineral oil.
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DT Swiss Aerolite White spokes.
£5
EACH
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Jockey wheels. Cured of that now though
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Mech hangers. £25 for a 2" piece of cheap non-aged alloy
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I dare say i may have a winner here. "Speen Umlenker" - to run a road front mech on a cross bike that only has cable routing from the top: £20 for what is essentially a small bit of metal with two holes in it...oh dear. Nevertheless i bought one!
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Spokes are quite cheap here...
http://www.cyclebasket.com/brands/aci.phpyes, there ACI and not DT or whatever, but i'd bet no-one can tell once built up. i've used them for the last 5 years or so.
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Pretty much anything thats a bit pimp for a bike is over priced. the list is endless.
Friggin frames are a rip off. £1000 for 4x nicolai, where the hells does that price come from. The dam thing is aluminium its teh price of a Ti.
Ti frames are another one. I don't care if they hard to weld there is not £1000's of work on a frame.
That said just spent £3200 of a 303 so its not like I wont still pay it. I'm a fool.
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tang - Memberwiggle were doing 1/2(what use is 1/2?) a powerlink for £1.99, i bought one by mistake. lbs 99p for a whole one.
I made that very same mistake!
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glenh - Member
Frame patches to stop cable rub. £6 for 6!!
A roll of Duck tape is 1/2 that price!
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A roll of Duck tape is 1/2 that price!
Priceless comment
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I know XTR mechs are expensive but there's a lot of engineering in there. Forks are complex and deserve to cost several hundred quid.
Sorry mate, forks are complex? The lefty on my XC bike might fall into this category, but I've always been staggered at the simplicity of most forks. They're like something out of a GCSE design project - two tubes, a spring and a primitive damping circuit. I'd say the design that goes into making the tubes strong / light is more impressive.I just bought 3 mL (Three!) of loctite from Halfords today for £2.99. Given that it's probably manufactured by the terralitre, that strikes me as an expensive product - or at least one with an almighty mark-up.
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How about this Trion:Z Dual Loop Bracelet
Not bike specific but it is £17.99 of snake oil
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Mech hangers.Although tbh I'd prefer a higher price and easy ability to purchase than cheaper and no ability. ( thinking in terms of older frames)
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Dirtynap, I can relieve you of that feeling by taking your 303 for free, you will feel all warm and fuzzy knowing you have helped a fellow biker. Send your address and i will pick it up tomorrow. I won't even charge you petrol costs to get there. there you go, problem solved!! Lucky Bast**d!!!!
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complex - compared to a pedal cleat it is!
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