• @Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    61 year ago

    at that point it really just feels like being expensive for the sake of being expensive, so that rich twats can show off how rich they are

    • @SmoothIsFast@citizensgaming.com
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      21 year ago

      It’s more that you are seeing the f1 equivalent in bikes. They are redesigning these chasis, wheels, etc every year for competitive advantage. Add in all the customizations, being hand made, and using very expensive materials and you get very high prices. It’s easier to see the jump in cost because we can actually see those differences in price more readily from the $100 Wal-Mart bike to the 15k bike. How many times do you compare a basic econobox car to an F1 car? That would be insane, one is about utility the other is about pushing performance at all costs for competitive advantage.