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Title: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: 58 delray on October 09, 2013, 10:46 AM
why do 400s make more money than 401s, bitd 400s were cheaper and considered to be inferior than 401s ?
Title: Re: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: southern andy on October 09, 2013, 10:51 AM
Rarer now perhaps ????

You see more builds with 401's rather than 400's. 401's are an easy rechrome, 400's aint due to the spider.
Title: Re: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: stidds on October 09, 2013, 11:48 AM
For the same reason why Hutch cranks fetch more than 401's - Inferior cranks + they broke more often + not so many around =  stupid amounts of £££££  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: 58 delray on October 09, 2013, 11:53 AM
you're right there sean  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: Funkyworm on October 09, 2013, 11:56 AM
Talking of 400's has anyone got a BB set & spindle as i've just picked up a set of 400 crank arms ???
Title: Re: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: markyp on October 09, 2013, 05:14 PM
its because the 400's were specific to some completes i.e the laserlite which makes them more in demand as if you are building a laserlite you need 400's which makes them desirable pushing the price up. ???
Title: Re: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: steve69 on October 09, 2013, 09:35 PM
its because the 400's were specific to some completes i.e the laserlite which makes them more in demand as if you are building a laserlite you need 400's which makes them desirable pushing the price up. ???

Wouldn't that only be the case for Sugino 400's ???


I believe it is only down to the fact there are less around due to 401's being the superior choice BITD.

It would seem there's quite a few things that fetch high prices due to rarity and not coz they're better.
Title: Re: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: Jaan on October 09, 2013, 10:09 PM
its because the 400's were specific to some completes i.e the laserlite which makes them more in demand as if you are building a laserlite you need 400's which makes them desirable pushing the price up. ???

Wouldn't that only be the case for Sugino 400's ???


I believe it is only down to the fact there are less around due to 401's being the superior choice BITD.

It would seem there's quite a few things that fetch high prices due to rarity and not coz they're better.

Agreed, performance really has nothing to do with price
Title: Re: redline 400s V 401s
Post by: 58 delray on October 10, 2013, 11:31 AM
i guess that explains it then, didnt think about the "complete" issue just  as a stand alone part  :daumenhoch:
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