What is a fair price for a bike? Not how much is a person willing to pay. Not how much can a bike be sold for. How much SHOULD a bike (or different types of bikes) cost? There is a wide spectrum of what cyclists are willing to pay for their machines. IMHO most pricing debates revolve around how much money a person wants to pay for a certain cycle; often (but not always) that amount is less than the price advertised. Pretty often I hear “I would love a Brand X if only it were $29.99”. Obviously I am exaggerating, but maybe that spending based thinking is going about it from the wrong angle. Bicycle pricing, like many economic sets, is created with the conflation of marketing, consumer demand, and cost. I think there is a way to dilettante a fair price that is neither inflated nor understated.
So I ask again – assuming a retail setting for a non-custom frame and fork – how much should a bike cost? Just a frame and fork keeps it simpler with the entire plethora of factors already present. Perhaps shifting the focus from an individual’s point of view would yield interesting information. can opener in hand JL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
