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Are we killing this hobby with our prices?
Bigfrawg:
If everyone is building the same bikes with the same parts then said parts will be thin on the ground and therefore expensive . Why not build something less mainstream ? I appreciate that rippers , haro's , quads and TA 's are nice but they all seem to get built the same with all the same parts .
I myself am to fookin tight to gentlemans relish £400 , £500 on some cranks or £200 on some pedals just so my bike can be the same as everybody else's . Don't get me wrong , if this is your deal I'm not knocking you or your bikes it's just my opinion .
chubby:
--- Quote from: Bigfrawg on May 22, 2014, 08:46 AM ---If everyone is building the same bikes with the same parts then said parts will be thin on the ground and therefore expensive . Why not build something less mainstream ? I appreciate that rippers , haro's , quads and TA 's are nice but they all seem to get built the same with all the same parts .
I myself am to fookin tight to gentlemans relish £400 , £500 on some cranks or £200 on some pedals just so my bike can be the same as everybody else's . Don't get me wrong , if this is your deal I'm not knocking you or your bikes it's just my opinion .
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Spot on, build weird shit with odd parts nobody else could love . It's fookin great :daumenhoch:
Dark Diggler:
I spend all my money on heroin
BMX1973:
Any popular hobby will command higher prices. I really would love to buy a classic car. Been thinking about an old Mini Cooper. But they sell for £15k-£25k for something decent. Those prices have rocketed over these last few years. Same with Ford Escort MK1 and 2. At those prices you can get a really, really nice car you can use every day. In comparison BMX's are cheap so I will stick with them for the time being. :daumenhoch:
I wrote this in "bigfatolly" other thread.
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,174372.0.html
I also think it helps keeping you occupied and out of trouble.
I would love to get into owning classic cars. But that could cost ten's of thousands and then you need to put them somewhere. Where as bikes and parts you can hide all over place. Although the number of times I've been looking for something and come across something I bought years ago and forgotten I had.
Jaan:
--- Quote from: pickle on May 22, 2014, 08:42 AM ---anyone want to buy the air from my inner tubes for £500, it's original Raleigh you know
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I'll take it, only if you can guarantee that it stinks of rotting fish
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