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Only $10 for all 2025 SX, MX, and SMX series.
But, to ride MX you need all the gear (boots and helmet minimum) a truck or trailer, gas, entry fee, etc. To ride a MTB you need a helmet and, in some cases, a shuttle or a car. So overall investment depends on what MTB you buy. For me personally, MTB is way cheaper.
On the other hand, parts and pieces, upgrades, maintenance, etc. MTB is outragous! And it has exploded in the last 10 years. I used to be able to buy Maxxis tires at the races for $20 a tire. Last month I went to go buy some tires for my bike and they wanted $80 per tire at the LBS! Chains used to be $10, pedals were $20 etc...
Advertising is a huge problem for MTB. If you go out and buy the latest magazine, you can't find a bike test in there for any bike under $2,500. And they make those bike look terrible! They compare them to a $10,000 bike and tell you all the reasons to buy the $10,000 bike. So you go out to the trails with your buddies, who can afford a $10,000 bike, and you feel like shit! It is a lot of fun to blow by guys on your $700 hardtail though!
i have about 2,500 miles on my KTM this year (mexico racked them up quick).
i love them both equally. my KTM was $6500 and i've put easily $2000 into it this year. my pedal bike was $3000 and i've put $20 worth of Tubeless sealant in the tires.
word, bro
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The fact that all bikes have the same 'PARTS' does not mean they are the same components. That would be akin to saying your "hyundai accent has brakes and so does my Lamborghini Gallardo, therefore they must be the same." An SWORKS bicycle is leaps and bounds better than your run of the mill specialized allez. Whether it is thousands of dollars better is subjective, but in my eyes, that is a negative. I'll ride an Allez because I will not benefit from the minimal gains the SWORKS line provides an everday rider such as myself.
The whole idea to compare the cycling industry with the moto industry is a moot point. Just because they both have wheels does not mean they should be compared. The bicycle industry is out of whack in regards to pricing. When does that make it an appropriate industry to benchmark ours with?
If anything I explicitly said above is incorrect, feel free to point it out and enlighten me.
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But, at-least my Johnson is waterproof & wrapped....(Leatt Factory protection. Remind me to get you one...Fucking HILARIOUS!)
Every hobby is to damned expensive.
But these bicycle prices are ridiculous.
the cost of raw materials would be the only thing that costs less...apparently you think that is 90% of manufacturing costs, when in reality it is less than 10%, and often times it is way less than 10%. Labor (in both design, construction, and management) is the principal expense in manufacturing.
Pit Row
if one company could sell high-end MTB's at half of their competitor, they would. then the others would lower their prices- then, before too long, they would all be at market value. like fucking magic
and in case your really stupid- market value is considered (in all economies) to be fair. I'm gonna go out on a limb here (2 foot thick Oak) and say MTB's are very close to market value, considering the amount of companies in that market.
I feel like I'm telling this to 10 year olds.
Econ 101
My shotgun cost 10K.
You can buy a brand new dirtbike for under 2k down and around 100 bucks a month. Really good deal in my opinion.
Economics is where you'd really make me laugh my ass off as you explain Keynesian, Monetarist or New Classical economic theories.
But, that's just me.
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