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So that $1500 sick bike from back in teh day had a 7 speed drivetrain,
elastomer suspension, rim brakes (non-V), 500mm flat handlebar, flexy
everything, and a smattering of boat-anchor parts. Pretty comparable to a $500
Canadian Tire bike nowadays. Bikes are much cheaper nowadays.
What will make bikes cheaper is having more companies go the way of YT and
sell direct. Even better if they ditch the silly marketing and put that money
into R&D.
March 5, 2014, 3:18 p.m. - Bryce
#!markdown So that $1500 sick bike from back in teh day had a 7 speed drivetrain, elastomer suspension, rim brakes (non-V), 500mm flat handlebar, flexy everything, and a smattering of boat-anchor parts. Pretty comparable to a $500 Canadian Tire bike nowadays. Bikes are much cheaper nowadays. What will make bikes cheaper is having more companies go the way of YT and sell direct. Even better if they ditch the silly marketing and put that money into R&D.