Ludicrously expensive bike stuff

Stredda said:
Hey, if you can't afford the boots there's always the sandals...
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But then you will have to look like this. There's no price for dignity.
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Have to give e credit to the power of the Balenciaga logo.

If these were in your local $2 shop for $7.99 with a Xisheng logo then you would still probably pass them by.

I'm sure that look is big somewhere. Dignity is for the weak and unInsta worthy. :)

I thought I would figure out more about the world as I get older but the opposite seems to be happening..........
 
oldcorollas said:
Maybe the rainbow unicorn is more of a warning sign?... (and the catfish bait)
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No-one has mentioned the 'O' word yet... (Obsolescence.) No person with sufficient working synapses would pay the equivalent of a bunch of Actofive or Colnago bikes, or a couple of nice bikes and Years of awesome riding holidays - holidays full stop, TBH.
Also, those carbon bars are going to fail, and then the consumer is farked. Does that mean they get a sad face call from 'Sabrina'?
It has to be for rich idiots.
The whole thing is so retarded, in fact...

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It’s still ridiculous of course, but you can pay a price that looks halfway acceptable.

That massive price has something to do with a lifetime of upgrades, cbf reading further to see why it’s so much.
 
ForkinGreat said:
No-one has mentioned the 'O' word yet... (Obsolescence.) No person with sufficient working synapses would pay the equivalent of a bunch of Actofive or Colnago bikes, or a couple of nice bikes and Years of awesome riding holidays - holidays full stop, TBH.
Also, those carbon bars are going to fail, and then the consumer is farked. Does that mean they get a sad face call from 'Sabrina'?
It has to be for rich idiots.
The whole thing is so retarded, in fact...

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The claim is, that if you pay that ridiculous price there will be no obsolescence. They will supply you the latest software or hardware improvement for life*.
*The life of the company which may be very short.
Plus, any other bike you have or will have, will also be eligible a set of Flitedeck bars.
 
Stredda said:
The claim is, that if you pay that ridiculous price there will be no obsolescence. They will supply you the latest software or hardware improvement for life*.
*The life of the company which may be very short.
Plus, any other bike you have or will have, will also be eligible a set of Flitedeck bars.
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maybe, and as you say, still no guarantee the company will be around for years, or that any warranty claims are worth a damn.
 
Tubbsy said:
That massive price has something to do with a lifetime of upgrades, cbf reading further to see why it’s so much.
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I can pretty much guarantee it won't be a lifetime of upgrades. I rekon the hardware won't even be able to keep up in 5 years let alone a lifetime. Name one tech gadget that has a lifetime of 10 years - there aren't. Even your basic garmin device would be pushing that.
 
Tubbsy said:
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It’s still ridiculous of course, but you can pay a price that looks halfway acceptable.

That massive price has something to do with a lifetime of upgrades, cbf reading further to see why it’s so much.
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So...if you're looking at your handle bars, when do you look up at Ranger running the red light while the driver checks his 'insta?
 
You really only need a couple of Saudi prince OF/cycling fans to buys those "lifetime upgrade" handlebars to be pretty well set-up going forward. No one said that having lots of money guarantees having financial sensibility.
 
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