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Wow! That's a lot of dosh for a push iron.
I nearly feinted when I handed over my part of the £600 for the full susser on cycle to work scheme, I could never justify spending that on a bike, what can possibly be worth that?
Second hand frames, parts bin specials, been riding them since the late 80s and never thought I need to spend an additional £4400 to enjoy it more.
I could just about see the sense if it was a performance bike for a seriously competitive amateur racer (MTB or Road) but for evening and weekends round here, nope.
Is your pronghorn stool in one piece?
Technically, no. The original forks were not to my liking, so it's currently languishing in a pile of bits at the back my living room. It's not actually broken though, which is what I assume you're suggesting?
I guess if I bought my bike it its current guise straight out of the shop then maybe but like a lot of people above I've moved parts about etc.
Who cars what your bike costs anyway as long as you enjoy riding it.
My MTB cost just over £5k to build and my road bike cost just under, it would have cost way more if I'd have used DA rather than Ultegra. I really don't think about how much I spend on them, my other half does but she'd never stop me.
I just wish I had time to ride the MTB more, I used to be a MTBer with a road bike, now I'm a roadie with a MTB 😳
Almost. RRP once fully specified mine was around the £4,300 mark but LBS did a very good deal, paid around £3,600. If I had the cash, even at a slight stretch, I don't think I'd be bothered paying £5-£6k. I'll never afford a new Porsche of Ferrari so buying a high end bike is the most exciting purchase available to me. I'll probably ride my current bike (2011) for two three more years then start looking again, the whole wheel size shenanigans should have stabilised by then...