I think they all ought to be free for me and much more expensive for anyone else, at least until after I have made my choice.
How the hell can you answer this question except in very general terms, to wit that it ought to reflect, seriatim, the cost of the materials, the labor of the skilled artisan, the prevailing economic realities and the hierarchy of human needs. And I find it useful to contemplate such questions with a glass of plonk in hand. (Sometimes in both hands.) On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 11:35 PM, JL <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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.
