Joker72

In a word: Wow.

One. For my pacemaker. Everything else is fluff you may want, but don't need.

@snl1200: Very well put.

Balloon tires? Also known as 3" Gazzaloddi.

Can you get that sumo getup with a chamois?

When did SC change their head tube logo?

Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth but.... Mystic green as in: what did I eat to crap out that color green is a mystery to me.

At first my reaction was the same as all the others here: $185? WTF? Then I thought about what I consider a wage you can live off (meaning after food, rent and school supplies for the kids are paid, you still have a bit left over for the odd luxury like an afternoon at the movies...) If I had to buy the machines, materials and given my currently hourly wage (full disclosure: I am currently working as an ex-pat engineer in Singapore so my wage is better than average), my fanny pack would probably cost a lot more. Even allowing for economy of scale (the machines are amortized after X widgets are produced, processes are optimized, etc.) they still won't sell for $20 so long as you expect them to be produced domestically in environmentally sustainable ways while paying the workers a living wage. Until more people realize and accept that part of sustainability involves paying more for less, the world will continue to go to hell in a hand basket.

Too many comments to read all, but in case it hasn't been said yet: Tipple for UCI president!

@Thustlewhumber: I assume you mean "peeing while on my bike" and not literally on your bike? Sorry, the wording made me chuckle.