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Frock ripping
£350 in 1991 = £750 now
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He's not anymore, even they have standards these days,apparently...
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too much spanking
For your tastes or theirs?
Back on topic......
I think that's a pertinent point. My Orange frame claims to have custom butted tubing. How much different from standard it is, is anyone's guess. Lower end frames also generally have lower end, heavier components and it's amazing how much better a bike feels losing a kilo of the wheel set.
Personally. I think we've never had it better at the lower end of enthusiast bikes (ie not counting BSOs)
I think that's a pertinent point. My Orange frame claims to have custom butted tubing. How much different from standard it is, is anyone's guess. Lower end frames also generally have lower end, heavier components and it's amazing how much better a bike feels losing a kilo of the wheel set.
Personally. I think we've never had it better at the lower end of enthusiast bikes (ie not counting BSOs)
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The safe word is bananas
Again, no rose tinted, we rode our bikes to the terrain, equipment and skills (or lack of) to the time. There was no yootoob to show off to, only your mates and maybe a bunch would meet up if you were lucky enough to live near somewhere decent.
£350 in 1991 got me that 531 Magnum tubed and lugged frame (already out of date by then), 500LX and decent enough finishing equipment. That bike did thousands of miles. Most of the time, it served as the main transport. mostly mundain trips to the shops
I dont know what I would buy now If I were in that position again. Seeing folk out on flatbar gravel bikes makes me smile though
Lout!
*incidentally, nearly 30 years on, I still have the Ging, the pedals, the rims, the front mech and the Venhill blue bolts"
""and the addidas top!""
1996 - Judy DH, Topline, Hope Ti-Glide, Azonic (not very) Shorty, Kingsbury aheadset etc, Bling! 65 mile bike ride to the campsite!
Again, no rose tinted, we rode our bikes to the terrain, equipment and skills (or lack of) to the time. There was no yootoob to show off to, only your mates and maybe a bunch would meet up if you were lucky enough to live near somewhere decent.
£350 in 1991 got me that 531 Magnum tubed and lugged frame (already out of date by then), 500LX and decent enough finishing equipment. That bike did thousands of miles. Most of the time, it served as the main transport. mostly mundain trips to the shops
I dont know what I would buy now If I were in that position again. Seeing folk out on flatbar gravel bikes makes me smile though
Lout!
*incidentally, nearly 30 years on, I still have the Ging, the pedals, the rims, the front mech and the Venhill blue bolts"
""and the addidas top!""
1996 - Judy DH, Topline, Hope Ti-Glide, Azonic (not very) Shorty, Kingsbury aheadset etc, Bling! 65 mile bike ride to the campsite!
Lhatch4
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My 95 Zaskar LE retailed for $2800 U.S. dollars. I just got my Zaskar LT Expert. It retails for $2100. I bought it in January for $1050 with free shipping and a free tool kit. It's a good trail bike but not great compared to others. On the other hand, its a far improvement over the top version that was available 30 years ago. Inflation from 95 to now puts that $2800 retail at $5944 today. I would say that we are doing well overall with both technology and consumer cost.
