Grant1004

the whole argument is basically a moot point. prices are market driven. If your perception is that a particular bike is to expensive and a ripoff then get something that you perceive is good value for money. If high prices were not paid by anyone there would be no high priced bikes Simple. The market is a huge mix of people from "look at me" to i dont give a rats i just want to ride my bike. The industry sees this and makes a bunch of money from one group which potentially keeps the price down for the other. Overheads for a company need to be covered. If you can cover them by selling high / overpriced stuff to a small group of people that are happy to pay then the rest can maybe get better deals

knob