Most ridiculously overpriced piece of bike bit – Page 3 – Bike Forum

upstairshornet · 2012-01-23T14:12:53Z

Hello all intelligent bike consumers There is a testament to how ridiculously overpriced bike bits have become over the last few years. Feeling a little crap, just after Christmas I decided to have a look at my sticky right shifter When extracting the cable it offered more than enough resistance to make me buy another. Now just a few yards from my front door a new store has appeared. Never bothered popping over before as the greedy multinationals don't do.it for me though how much would they ask for a mountain bike inner gear cable? I'll tell you............ £14.95 beyond any belief. I told the very nervous youth that this was an outrage and even if an oily Sheikh came in asking for the necessary piece of wire to reinstate the solid gold shifter on his solid gold bike he would tell you to stick the length where the sun would never shine. I asked him to check with someone more senior. The street drinker outside confirmed that this was indeed the correct price and that he had seen more expensive ones? Honestly, what absolute crock. That very average cable Will still be hanging on its hook when the world has come to an end or the shop inevitably realises its near extinction. Any other tales of monetary outrage?

remoterob

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Any bike lubricant with the words "juice" or "butter" in it's name to disguise that fact that it shares it's origins with much cheaper stuff.

Take Finish Line Teflon Grease - remove the label...ah, White Lightning Pool and Spa Lubricant. So much for being "Formulated for the unique and demanding non-hydrodynamic requirements of a bicycle bearing".

Posted : 24/01/2012 2:28 pm

Sam

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Today I was quoted by the bike shop for a new brake lever assembly, for my avid juicy ultimates after the bolt the mount had cracked...

£180.00

just for this bit....

Same thing happened to mine - I think I have another lonely lever somewhere if you are interested...

Posted : 24/01/2012 6:23 pm

dougieb

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The Garmin cable is outrageous

Posted : 24/01/2012 6:44 pm

Northwind

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The Intense dropouts are astonishing, at that price you could actually buy a small milling machine and make your own for less.

(ok, obviously you'd actually just totally fail to make your own, and get swarf in your eyes to boot, but in theory you could)

coatesy - Member

After all these replies I can't believe nobody has mentioned 9 quid for a small sheet of thin plastic and a little roll of velcro to strap to your fork bridge.Suppose i'd be too embarrassed to bring it up if i'd been mug enough to buy one.

Weeeeellll... This is where it gets less simple isn't it. Because sure, everything you say is correct but at the same time, I can't think of anything else I've bought for under a tenner for a bike that's been so brilliant. VFM is about cost vs benefit as well as cost vs production cost IMO.

Posted : 24/01/2012 7:30 pm

paulrockliffe

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The Garmin cable is a rip, but I believe that their devices are quite flaky when connected to the PC with a normal USB cable. I know mine struggles if it's not being treated as a USB hard drive on a normal cable. No excuse I know, but I believe that's what someone might buy that cable.

Posted : 25/01/2012 12:11 am

Edric64

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the £80 labour on a fork service.

I agree with this it took 1/2 hour to service an old pair of Dukes if they have to get sent away for a service I may as well buy new ones

Posted : 25/01/2012 12:21 am

puddings

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SRAM powerlink [url= http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sram/powerlink-silver-chain-connector-8-speed-ec008053?query=SRAM%20power%20link ]Evans £15.99[/url]
£3.99 for 3 at CRC

Posted : 25/01/2012 12:34 am

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