MYTRonza Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Does anyone know??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Because it's a small sport.Less demand = higher prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyw Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Wrong people to ask....Email selectbikes or tarty and ask them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 cheap compared with downhill or anything motorbikes. (imagine a downhill bike or motorbike for £400!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Because we're all twat's and treat our bikes like shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYTRonza Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 haha some are intresting n sum are funny hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 what everyone else said.and because making things costs money.like to use a cnc cutter costs.and a tig welder and things like that.that costs for the gas.and the paints used to paint the components.and the time it takes for the people/machines to do it.and of course the actual material that you are buying.wether it be aliminium or whatevermax..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 and because making things costs money.like to use a cnc cutter costs.and a tig welder and things like that.that costs for the gas.and the paints used to paint the components.and the time it takes for the people/machines to do it.and of course the actual material that you are buying.wether it be aliminium or whatevermax..... That's bollocks. Everything else has to have the same production processes and material costs, it's just that making 10,000 specialized rockhopper frames makes it a lot cheaper per frame than producing 1000 Zoo pitbulls. (Theoretical figures obviously...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoo Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Because the bikes have to take more shit...products have to be made stronger? So they cost more....probably wrong.zoo baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Because the parts have tp be stong and light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 It's not expensive in China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) I wouldnt say its expensive due to the parts, because a top of the range xc bike will cost £1000+ same as a trials bike, however due to the abuse we give the parts the more times we have to buy new parts making it more expensive for us. Edited September 7, 2006 by fredrico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) It's not expensive in China. Onza isn't there. Edited September 9, 2006 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 It may not be expensive to buy the frames etc from china.But places like tarty and select need to make a living, and as they don't get say a 1000 orders month, and only get say 200. They need to charge more so they can break even and make a profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I dont think the actual design features of the parts themselves actually pushes costs up that much, its all down to numbers when ordering from places like Pulo. To put it into perspective, I would imaginethat a cheapy full sus frame is much harder for them to make than a trials frame, however a trials frame will cost twice as much as a full bike with the cheapy frame will. This is because 10s of thousands of them are made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 It's simple economies of scale. Same principal works for cars... Why does a McLaren SLR windscreen cost £1,500 compared to a Focus windscreen that costs £400? They're both made of melted quartz. The fact is that Ford will order thousands of screens from Pilkington or whoever, whereas Mercedes are yet to order an SLR windscreen, making the price rocket. Thats why you can pop into Halfords and buy an appollo today with the same technology as 4 years ago, and pay 1/4 the price than you would have paid for a 'proper' bike 4 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Onza is there.which neatly brings us to my theory ..we get f**ked in the arse by european distributersWhich explains why onza (tawian/china/whatever to UK) aren't a complete rip but koxx and monty (taiwan/china/whatever to france/spain to UK) are. deng products aren't particularly expensive - i'm guessing they probably come straight over here from taiwan/china/whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTF Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 make trials a big sport and we will have cheaper parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolty Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I brake my bike alot and it costs me loads off money to fix I try as much as i can to try and improve but sometimes it doesn't work lol Bolty........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 simple.. Supply and Demand Its how all business works.. the more succesful (more demand) the higher they can make the prices.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I think you all missed the point, If I look at the last things I have spent money on - cassette spacers, Surly sprocket and hope skewers - 60 quid or so and none of it will make any difference at all to me or my bike. Ok i will have fewer sprockets on the back and one of them will be fat, but its all fashion more than function. Me and my legs certainly won't notice the difference. Hope Skewers, '22 quid, they must be good', but come on realistically its 20+ quid for nothing, i dont need new skewers and if I did and saw a set for a fiver I would think 'they must be c5ap' and no sale, but hey these are 22 quid they must be great and I want them, I even bought them knowing full well I dont need them. So its either me turning a blind eye to economic parts and throwing huge amounts of cash at stuff I don't need and single handedly proping up an entire industry of over priced nik naks that nobody needs or we are all mugs, bike tarts, gear heads, call it what you will. I may have more money than sense for the moment, but I find it hard to beleive that I could be single handedly proping up an entire industry of needless bike tat.Does that come in purple, Duane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Trials isn't really that expensive anyway compared to other disciplines, in fact for a top spec trials bike it would cost significantly less than a top spec bike for any other discipline. Considering nowadays pretty muchevery trials specific component is good quality and pretty much top of the range, it is pretty good value.Trials doesnt need to be expensive if you are sensible in your purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Its not expensive, you're all just skint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Its not expensive, you're all just skint lol you bitchanyway if trials was cheap, everyone including all the scrotes in the world would be doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 its not a perticuarly big sport. the components arn't mass produced because of the sports size so the prices are more expensive so the company can make a decent profit. if it was a big sport they would sell more things and wouldn't need a high price on the goods because they are selling more and things will cost less to make because they are being mass produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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