[Graybeard58]

There’s a bicycle shop in a nearby town from me. I took my g/son and his flat bicycle tire there to get it fixed. While waiting, I thought I’d just look at some of the prices of new bikes they had displayed on a rack.

I couldn’t believe it, the first one I looked at was $29.95, I found the reason that it was unbelievable the next time I looked, it was not $29.95 but $2995.

They did only charge $3.50 to fix the flat though.

[deport]

Next you are in Walmarts buy a package of Slime Skabs and it only takes a few minutes to patch the tube and be on his way.

[grey_whiskers]

You can get an OK beginner bike for $300 or so, decent bikes starting at about $600, and "good" bikes at $950 and up.

Anything over $1500 is for the more serious cyclists.

Cheers!

[Melas]

I couldn’t believe it, the first one I looked at was $29.95, I found the reason that it was unbelievable the next time I looked, it was not $29.95 but $2995.

I hope you're sitting down when you read this, because at $3k, you're only looking at an upper mid-level bike. Top of the line road and mountain sleds top $10k.