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Is $2000 really "cheap" though? I personally would need to use a cycle to work scheme, and I consider myself pretty well off. I know people on lower incomes who

by n4r9 2y ago

Is $2000 really "cheap" though? I personally would need to use a cycle to work scheme, and I consider myself pretty well off. I know people on lower incomes who would find that very off-putting as a barrier to entry. I think you'd need to go to the $150 or less range to be appealing to people in that situation.

toast0 2y ago
$2000 is not bad looking at what it costs to play hockey. A lot of sports are less expensive though. Otoh, around me, $100 gets you a circa 1980 road bike off craigslist. That'll do fine. I'm seeing a much more recent road bike for $500, if you don't like old stuff because it's old. Plenty of more expensive stuff too. I like the early 1980s bikes because road bikes were in fashion and there were a lot of makes competing and quality (of surviving bikes) is pretty good. Later, mountain bikes started trending, there was consolidation and I don't feel that those bikes are as good on the road as a general rule.