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But Boardman are probably the exception to the rule? Cube probably get close in terms of value for money, but it hasn't exactly had the other manufacturers dropping their prices or upping their specs.
Does anyone else do a full suss with maxle Sektor for £1k? How much more do you need to spend to get a Sektor equipped big brand bike? £400 more? £500 more? At what price is the first maxle Sektor/maxle Reba equipped Specialized or Giant or Trek????? They're all trading on their brand name and pointless 'innovations' like press fit bb's that offer nothing to the average biker, like improved durability and ease of replacement/maintenance.
Someone somewhere is making a big fat mark up. Either that or there are too many middlemen all taking a chunk. Canyon prove that one perhaps.
Rant over 😉
And don't most 'lease' schemes mean you don't have to pay your own maintenance costs?
Who'd lease a car if they had to pay all the servicing costs themselves on a car they didn't own?!!!
0% finance or getting last years model is a much better deal. Even for someone just starting out. At least they're free to sell up and recoup some money if they don't use it after all