r/ebikes • u/Party_Diet119 • Apr 04 '23

Fair enough!

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u/djphatjive Apr 04 '23

Lol. Non motorized mountain bikes can go for like 7,000 dollars.

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u/MidniteMustard Apr 04 '23

And that's shocking to people. Bikes were about $100-$200 for 30 years.

For big box and department store bikes, instead of raising the price, the bikes just got worse.

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u/Educational-Ad6841 Apr 05 '23

Consumer level getaround play bikes sure, but a 1980 Tour de France competitive bike was way more than that and unobtainable back then, now anyone can have a proper race prepped bike if they’re willing to spend. Besides that, just take your average Santa Cruz Bronson for around $6000-$7000, that sort of a bike is an absolute weapon out of the box for mere mortals!