Why the frick are these things so expensive? The cost doesn't seem worth it considering how easily they can get stolen even with a lock.
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The used market for bikes is incredible. Most people let them rust and rot after a couple uses.
Who steals bikes?
Who do you think?
Street people(if you live in the city)
Yurop has organized bike theft gangs.
Yup, baltics go to different contries and round up a shit ton of bikes and go back and sell them in their countries.
Reported for racism outside of /b/.
That's why I built my own bike.
just buy old models that were never sold. You get a new good bike for half the price. Who fricking cares that its not the newest model.
pretty much this
you can get solid bikes dirt cheap
Because you are massively overbiking if you buy something like that. I still ride my hardtail from 2010. I put some better forks and brakes on it, and few other parts but that's it.
Based hardtail bro
Friggin love my HT. I like to mog MTB gear queers as I zip past them with their $15k setup and $2k worth of riding apparel. Wish people still rode for funsies, not for recognition.
I actually have a full sus bike too. But it's even older, like a 1998 FSR with a URT style shock, it's pretty much just sat in my garage for years though due to lack of maintenance. Would probably get some respect at the trails simply due to the age of it.
Who rides for recognition? Everyone I know thinks bikes are gay and annoying. I’m constantly defending mtb as fun. Road biking is a lost cause because of the outfit.
Mostly PNW homos who work tech in Seattle/Bellevue or are insta-famous. I’m a WA gay myself, but I actually grew up in the mountains and like the fun of it.
Sweet deal man, get it lubed up and take it out on the trails.
If I ever see you at the lynnwood Walmart ill beat your ass
I live near Eatonville amigo, way the frick out there. I’m in Edmonds a ton tho, come frick with me. 6’4” 250lbs 6x6.5
Because muh carbon fiber dildo wienerring derailleur that's why. It's pretty much all gimmicks. I can't believe it when people say shit like "a good beginner bike costs around 1k". Like saving an extra half an ounce of bike weight will compensate for your 20 lbs of excess fat. Just fricking lol
you can just say you're poor it's ok
>t. wears lycra and has a bulging stomach
Imagine spending thousands on a kid's toy, lol
at least spend it on a motorbike you impotent cuckold
Buy from BikesDirect.com and learn to be a mechanic to make sure they aren't put together wrong
i got a pretty dope mountain bike for free 14 years ago, was like 700 new back then
just now started riding it again and its fricking awesome, i just kinda wish it had more gears. im developing an addiction to going as fast as my body can allow me on that thing lol and keep pushing to go faster and faster
Mountain bikes have fewer gears these days, 14 years ago most were triple chainsets with 27 gears which is too many.
i might get a real road bike, a cheap one at some point just for street riding.
i havent built up enough endurance to take the mountain bike offroad yet, i get crippling adductor pumps just from riding in the highest gear for a half mile. which is crazy because ive never gotten that from squatting or deadlifts
Riding offroad will gas you out very hard even if you have decent endurance riding on the roads. It's a much more full body kind of workout. That's assuming you don't just go to a bike park where they have lifts or make the climbs as easy as possible.
Overvaluing by bike fetishists. Materials are pretty cheap and assembly is mostly by machine and some handwork at the end. Unless you're buying some bossed up e-bike (which realistically should also cost way less since the motors aren't that sophisticated) you should never exceed 800-1000 €/$. Everything above that is pure gimmicks and shit. Get a bike that can go comfortably on both roads and dirt and that you can sit on for extended periods of time without it being a discomfort. Invest some spar bucks into maybe some nice lights and maybe better brakes (these tend to be shittier on most commerical bikes). Also get a small repair set and a set of spare tires. Regularly check and fix your bike if needed. Congrats you are now a bike owner and that shit will last you ~15 years with small amounts of effort here and there
What is a spar buck?
Joowgle is just shilling random garbage
>show up to a group ride in jeans
>people make comments
Your home insurance likely covers stolen bikes.
Millions of 26' used mtbs sell for around 100 bucks
I got picrel used for £150. Done 700 miles on it in only 3 months already.
> Those prices
Now I can tell why you got a bike
>Mfw even those gas prices make me reminisce
Scooby was right about the bikepill all along
You don't lock a nice bike up. They're expensive because the materials and price of research to make them better. You can always ride a 100 dollar walmart special and we'll snicker at you though.
consoomerism is the biggest cope
Absolutely moronic, A good bike meaning one that at least $1200+ will ride circles over a shitty walmart bike.
It just how it is. these bikes are designed by engineers to be the best of the best.
T. Ride a 25 mile trail that goes between state line every weekend.
>if a bike isn't overpriced it's from walmart
I bet you take your bike to the mechanic shop, too
>if a bike isn't overpriced it's from walmart
yea it called going to a specialized bike shop. None of them would carry shit like Huffy. Sorry you got some poorgay cope and have never ridden a proper high end bike.
Black person, you can get a Jamis or a Cannondale for way cheaper than your local bike shop.
Yea on craigslist. What your point.
My point is spending over 1K on a bike unless you're racing or competing is financially irresponsible and LARP-tier
he could go to any bike shop and buy a used bike with a decent brand and enjoy it for years. 500ish dollars will get a perfectly usable older bike.
Have you not seen those guys ride mountain bikes down pretty much vertical walls? You can't do that with a 100 dollar bike. Or how about a road bike descending at over 45 mph? Walmart wheels will literally explode.
What you do is,, go to Walmart and pick yourself up a nice huffy, then stroll leisurely down your street with no shirt and a swisher in the mouth while Mexican carrying a hipoint and look for a better bike to take
It's like asking why watches are so expensive. There's some people who want whizbang bikes and cough up for them
I paid 3600 gbp ($4500 ish) for this bad boy, previously rode a 300 quid Decathlon mountain bike for years, I will never understand spending so much on minute increases in speed gainz
because a motorbike doesn't impress rich people dude.
>Telling a girl /white collar workers you ride your motorbike from NYC to Florida, Isn't as as cool as saying you rode your bike from NYC to Miami.
One is innately cooler as you get to have the experience to see true Americana culture.
Why would I want to impress rich people
I want to go fast and make vroom vroom noises
>Why would I want to impress rich people
m-maybe they'll give me an imaginary high-level executive position job if I impress them enough, they wouldn't just give the position to their nephew or whatever haha right?
it even has a seat for your boyfriend
maybe because I don't want to get sideswiped by some moronic woman distracted on her phone and my spine rolled over by a 2 ton piece of metal at 70 mph
They aren't RECYCLED
>what is a pawn shop
Sounds like poor people problem
Trick is to buy no-brand cheapo that is as lightweight as similar brand name. You buy a frame, everything else is replaceable and will be replaced down the line. Sure you might initially end up with a little worse shimanos but then within two years you have to replace them anyways at a service. That's when you upgrade.
So much this. You're buying a frame, the frame can last indefinitely -- basically until you have that smash or tumble that twists it. Everything else does the Ship of Theseus.