a14o@feddit.org to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-26 days agoWhy am I still faster than you?slrpnk.netimagemessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down144file-textcross-posted to: bikecommuting@lemmy.world
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minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·edit-26 days ago1k for a new high quality bike has been normal for 10-15 years. Anything beyond that has hugely diminishing returns. If you want everything for a full shimano 105 set, that alone will cost you like 600$ or more. Then you still need a frame and wheels and saddle etc Buying used is really the best play with bikes.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days agoI don’t think I ever had that much disposable income to spend on a bike at the same time as living where I could commute to work on a bike.
1k for a new high quality bike has been normal for 10-15 years. Anything beyond that has hugely diminishing returns.
If you want everything for a full shimano 105 set, that alone will cost you like 600$ or more. Then you still need a frame and wheels and saddle etc
Buying used is really the best play with bikes.
I don’t think I ever had that much disposable income to spend on a bike at the same time as living where I could commute to work on a bike.