You’re looking at those higher end one, where the price has always been expensive. If you just want an average bike and doesn’t care about weight and all those snobby stuff and don’t mind adjusting it to fit you, get a generic chinese-made bike. It’s cheap, it’s repairable, it use non-proprietary part, and it’s upgradable.
If you are in Europe just get a Dutch bicycle. Cheap (you can find them in any canal in Amsterdam, just hop in and grab one!), repairable, and will last for years post-canal treatment.
Looking unconvinced at average bike and bike part price development of recent years.
You’re looking at those higher end one, where the price has always been expensive. If you just want an average bike and doesn’t care about weight and all those snobby stuff and don’t mind adjusting it to fit you, get a generic chinese-made bike. It’s cheap, it’s repairable, it use non-proprietary part, and it’s upgradable.
If you are in Europe just get a Dutch bicycle. Cheap (you can find them in any canal in Amsterdam, just hop in and grab one!), repairable, and will last for years post-canal treatment.
Last I checked you can buy them for as cheap as €50.
Or if you want something that doesn’t break quickly, still only €300-700 total. In ten years I’ve only spent like €100 on repairs.
If you know where to look, you can get a very respectable bike for not a lot of money.
Especially considering that car prices have more than kept pace with bike prices