What can I say?

[Berries]

Amazes me how many people buy a $299 bike and expect it to be as good as a $2000 bike.

You're taking the piss surely? $2,000 for a bike with peddles?

[Gremlin]

You're taking the piss surely? $2,000 for a bike with peddles?

Horses for courses. Why spend more on a motorbike when you can get a cheap chinese one (with corrosion almost from new) for less?

Any mountain bike around $500-$1000 isn't really going to last when you're mountain biking (as we've proved amongst mates). Suspension is budget and quickly needs maintenance, drivetrain wears out quickly, so on and so forth. My first hard-tail mountain bike a couple of years ago was $800 ish on special, then got lured into a $3k one, again on special (RRP $8k - but probably not a real RRP). Full suspension, carbon frame, suspension lockout and nice componentry that continues to shift nicely. Brakes perform well without squeaking etc.

You gets what ya paid for, and mountain biking is hard on the bikes. Through regular maintenance, we've found loose wheels, loose spokes etc.

I remember in school our coach was getting a custom built road bike for her, in excess of $10k...

[gsxr]

My Bergamont has served me well .Used and abused both of mine . Let the old one go earlier this year but my newer one is approaching 15000 km now and no issues

[nzspokes]

You're taking the piss surely? $2,000 for a bike with peddles?

Pedals.

I can do you one for $20,000 if you want.

[Duncan74]

My triathlon Time trial bike cost more than my wee-strom. Have never added up total cost of TT, full suss mtb, hardtail mtb, commuter, cyclocross, track and road bike. But fair to say when new none were under $2k.

However, if I can wobble back in a direction of topic, I also pay $400+ for helmets so that they are comfortable, well vented, light and likely to do some good.

I've come off twice in races, once hitting the helmet on the road. Based on the state of helmet after then at the least I'd have lost the same chunk of skin off my scalp as my elbow without the helmet. So I'm sold. Also been to visit mates in hospital that came off pedal cycles at gps recorded speeds of over 70kph and whilst the rest of their bodies were battered, they were wearing quality helmets and neither had head injuries.

[6ft5]

I don't give a rats arse about pushies, their costs or whatever else. I want a fair ACC scheme that stop pointing the finger at bikers, penalizes stupid behavior of all road users and puts it in place like today!

[pritch]

I don't give a rats arse about pushies, their costs or whatever else. I want a fair ACC scheme that stop pointing the finger at bikers, penalizes stupid behavior of all road users and puts it in place like today!

Well, why don't you start a thread about that then?

[6ft5]

Well, why don't you start a thread about that then?

Wasn't the original post about stupid behavior?

[Madness]

Wasn't the original post about stupid behavior?

No, it was an infomercial.

[RDJ]

I don't give a rats arse about pushies, their costs or whatever else. I want a fair ACC scheme that stop pointing the finger at bikers, penalizes stupid behavior of all road users and puts it in place like today!

Yep. Also world peace, no calories in beer, free bacon, legal lane-splitting everywhere and if not then separate motorcycle lanes!

[ellipsis]

...free bacon sounds good...would that be halal or traditionally cured stuff...

[rastuscat]

No, it was an infomercial.

Bollocks.

I wasn't offering a free set of steak knives.

[JimO]

Bollocks.

I wasn't offering a free set of steak knives.

but wait there is more

[Duncan74]

but wait there is more

Two sets of knives, a nutri ninja bullet, ab circle pro with DVD and sprayproof floor mat, renovator pro with engraving tool and 16 pairs of screenprinted jeans? All to try for just $3 (plus $784 post and packing).

[6ft5]

No, it was an infomercial.

Right so now i know that everybody has an opinion about why pushies suck I will start throwing bottles at them while on Happy Valley Road on my way to work!