• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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    19 hours ago

    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.

    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      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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        12 hours ago

        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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          12 hours ago

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

          • Tuxman@sh.itjust.works
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            9 hours ago

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