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I think your standards are much higher than the average person, but your mistake is asserting that your standard is the norm. Leaving the Walmarts and Canadian Tires aside (even though they represent a pretty large market share), go into a typical standalone bike shop and you will find at least 90% of the bikes are below your "entry level" price of $1000. I am pretty confident that if you polled people on how much they spent on their last bicycle, upwards of 99% will say less than $1000, probably 90% would say less than $500. I'm talking C$ too, it would be even lower in US$. In fact, I would bet a majority would be unaware it's even possible to spend over $1000 on a bicycle; those would be the Walmart shoppers. I spent about $700 on a Trek a few years ago, and based on the models they had on the floor (i.e. not special order), that was middle of the road price-wise. It works fine, and I really don't envision it falling apart any time soon.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Bicycle, AdamSAAB2kAero
, Wed, 14 May 2014 12:22:04- Coconino, Nick Z, Mon, 19 May 2014 16:27:29
- Thanks!, AdamSAAB2kAero
, Sat, 17 May 2014 16:16:20 - Here is another angle..., Snowmobile
, Fri, 16 May 2014 06:33:27 - Bikes..., PGAero
, Thu, 15 May 2014 11:38:59 - bikes, snobs, $$, used stuff, roadies, reason, etc..., Snowmobile
, Thu, 15 May 2014 11:27:51- Re: bikes, snobs, $$, used stuff, roadies, reason, etc..., PGAero
, Thu, 15 May 2014 12:31:47 - oh and I should add..., Snowmobile
, Thu, 15 May 2014 11:30:44
- Another way to go, Dan-O, Thu, 15 May 2014 06:44:46
- Re: Bicycle, Tom G
, Thu, 15 May 2014 06:43:37 - those prices are nuts, none yet, Wed, 14 May 2014 16:37:59
- 6800, AdamSAAB2kAero
, Wed, 14 May 2014 14:31:55 - Buy 2. Or just spend less., Noel, Wed, 14 May 2014 13:43:12
- Re: Bicycle, SRS900S, Wed, 14 May 2014 13:30:17
- Re: Bicycle, Craig, Wed, 14 May 2014 13:00:03
- 6800? holy crow ..., GFW3pedals
, Wed, 14 May 2014 12:33:52 - Re: Bicycle, dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 14 May 2014 12:30:20
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