"or 1/3 of a Black Mountain 'cross frame" That's two Black Mountain drops in the last hour! Mike Varley is taking over the world! hee hee.
Disclosure: Mike Varley is currently building a 650B wheelset for me. On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:31:36 AM UTC-8, Philip Williamson wrote: > > I don't see why, aside from market, that a motorcycle tire SHOULD cost > more than a bicycle tire. There's less material, but the purpose and > construction is the same. In fact, margin on a bicycle tire might well be > lower than a motorcycle tire. I have no firsthand knowledge, but I started > thinking in those terms when I realized that a custom rack might have as > many welds as a frame, on smaller, fussier tubes, but can only sell for > 1/10 the price. > > That said, after riding the 60mm Big Apples and loving them, I could see > splurging on these. I won't - I'd rather put my $$ towards more durable > items, like a Jones 135mm front hub, or 1/3 of a Black Mountain 'cross > frame, but a lightweight "competition" Big Apple is in the realm of > worthwhile upgrades, to my mind. More so than $245 cassettes, at any rate. > > Philip > www.biketinker.com > > > On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:16:46 AM UTC-8, davidfrench wrote: >> >> Like Bobby, I think Schwable is going too far price wise. This is the >> same amount of $ as for a good front motorcycle tyre... > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/5CAsO11_b6UJ. 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.
