Jules said:Seriously.. why are they so expensive?
Say for example these Contis:
http://www.cecilwalker.com.au/category11_1.htm
$86 - $112 for a pair?? You can buy whole mountain bikes for that!
All I want is basic slick 26x1.3 tyres.. no fancy tread patterns or
brand names. I've seen US retailers selling them (but they wont ship
over me) Every local bike shop tries to sell me some
super-dooper-safe-puncture-proof-reinforced-whatever tyre.
I feel stupid spending $100 on tyres for a bike I only paid $400 for
(including Conti SportContacts, which I have to admit I love!)
Graeme Dods said:warrwych wrote:
> If you have a car, would you put cr@p cheap tyres on it??
You're making the assumption that cheap=**** whereas this isn't always
true, particularly not with tyres, both car and bike. If you want high
performance, low rolling resistance, high grip at 200km/h then feel
free to spend silly amounts of money on tyres (most people can't test
all these qualities legally anyway). I used to buy the cheapest tyres I
could find for my old car and drive it at UK motorway speeds
(70mph,110km/h) with heavy loads (weeks worth of camping gear, 4
people, 4 kayaks and a few bikes) and at no time did I ever have
problems with tyres. As with many things, price is often as much a
function of marketing as it is of capability. [1]
Graeme
yes, price is as much a function of marketing as capability. But I wouldnt buy a kenda tyre over a conti just because its cheaper.
Bleve said:> > yes, price is as much a function of marketing as capability. But I
> > wouldnt buy a kenda tyre over a conti just because its cheaper.[/color][/color]
not for racing, but I have elcheapo MTB tyres on my MTB and they're
fine.
And we put cheapy tyres on commuters with no problems.
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> warrwych
I'm running the contact sports at the moment and don't mind spending the money on these tyres, mind you I bought them from probikeit for around $30 each plus postage but I ordered 4 tyres at one time.Jules said:Seriously.. why are they so expensive?
Say for example these Contis:
http://www.cecilwalker.com.au/category11_1.htm
$86 - $112 for a pair?? You can buy whole mountain bikes for that!
All I want is basic slick 26x1.3 tyres.. no fancy tread patterns or
brand names. I've seen US retailers selling them (but they wont ship
over me) Every local bike shop tries to sell me some
super-dooper-safe-puncture-proof-reinforced-whatever tyre.
I feel stupid spending $100 on tyres for a bike I only paid $400 for
(including Conti SportContacts, which I have to admit I love!)
dewatf said:On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:24:51 GMT, Jules wrote:
> Seriously.. why are they so expensive?
Because the margins are high on those high quality tyres so shops are
stocking only them to force people to buy them. Same thing is happening
with chain lube. Both the LBS near me now only stock Rock & Roll, if you
want anything else then tough luck.
The only solution is to shop around.
I saw some cheap Dunlop slicks in Big W once, no idea if they are value for
money or not though.
dewatf.
absofarkinlutely!! I'm with ya. We're really getting farked over on tyre and clothing pricesJules said:Seriously.. why are they so expensive?)
still a lot more reasonable than tyres. I recently bought a 9sp Ultegra ring for about $45, and it will last a lot longer than my $80 Pro Race!Katharine & Paul said:I'm waiting for someone to make cheaper chainrings?How on earth can chainring prices be justified?????
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