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[–] roteradler@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Because cars make a shit load of money for the ~~economy~~ the rich people.

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (8 children)

the only bikes that make any money to sell are the ones that are for rich people.

the profit on a $500 bike is like 200 bucks, the profit on a $15,000 bike, is like $10,000

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[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I bet it's closer to like 13k profit, depends on how you do the math on the supply chain

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago* (6 children)

Yeah but how many more people are buying the £500 bikes?

Going by the stock of bikes in Halfords, almost no one is buying the 15k bikes. Very few bikes are not a 3 figure price tag.

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (5 children)

not as many as you'd think. it also depends on the demographics of your city. in my city people buy 10K bikes like they are $100 bikes, because they have the money.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

True, I could see it being a thing in parts of London

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[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 0 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

Cycle2work scheme has, I think, massively inflated the prices. Not in a way where same shit costs more, but truly cheap bikes are just not really a thing anymore.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Idk I typically buy mine from anarchist bike co-ops and they're pretty cheap

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

truly cheap bikes were never a thing, unless you are talking wal-mart bikes. and those aren't really bikes, they are disposable toys.

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[–] Tuxman@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago

Decathlon is offering real cheap contenders :D Their line of city bikes is SUPER affordable and already comes with every needed accessories

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