Cheapest I have found this groupset for at Tweeks Cycles. Next cheapest is Wiggle at £430. Also possible to get 4% cashback with TCB + £10 off with the code GIFT10 bringing the cost down to £364.40
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sparklehedgehog
15 Dec 154#8
Some proper "male hen" jockeys on this thread!
Pay for what you get in this life most of the time and with this product you're getting more than you're paying for!
Awesome groupset. Awesome price.
Bargain!
pukenukem to abaxas
15 Dec 153#5
There's a contradiction here. You ask why the parts are so expensive, but then claim to know there is no reason for them to be. So, what was your point?
Sqsq
15 Dec 153#4
Holy macaroni. I paid £75 for a whole bike with 27 gears and free mud flaps.
:wink:
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abaxas
15 Dec 15#1
No idea if not or not. But why are bikes parts so god damn expensive? There is no reason for them to be.
zakkyb to abaxas
15 Dec 15#2
Is it that hard to understand? This is very high end equipment. Like with a lot of other consumer products that retailer sells products vary wildly in price quality and branding. Top spec manufacturer and top spec model is going to bring a high cost. Goes for most things you have in your household. White goods, electronics, furniture, whatever it may be there is always someone with the disposable income and mindset that considers it a worthwhile position regardless of what other people make of it
pukenukem to abaxas
15 Dec 153#5
There's a contradiction here. You ask why the parts are so expensive, but then claim to know there is no reason for them to be. So, what was your point?
bdizzle84 to abaxas
15 Dec 15#10
Kind of get you but it can be as cheap or as expensive as you want it to be. Like anything I guess. Most hobbies are expensive
Bier to abaxas
15 Dec 151#14
Because people will pay.
Besford to abaxas
16 Dec 15#18
Because it seems to be very easy to separate a cyclist from his money (in many cases). It's an addictive hobby - but I'm trying to resist! :smiley:
Like all technical kit it's a law of diminishing returns - by the time you get to the top end you pay a lot more for a relatively small improvement. No doubt the profit margin for manufacturer/retailer is bigger too.
_g_
15 Dec 152#3
They aren't.
I just bought two branded decent enough quality Shimano nine speed cassettes for £12 each delivered.
Of course, if you go for top spec brand new technology parts they've spent hundreds of man hours shaving every last possibly milligram off, they will be.
If you want a bike to get/stay fit, go from A to B or have some fun on, there's no need to spend silly amounts
finndonn to _g_
15 Dec 15#7
These are very high quality parts which make a world of difference on any good road bike, quicker gear change, awsome brake power and a significant weight difference which makes a climbing long hills easier. absolute bargain to any road bike racer
Sqsq
15 Dec 153#4
Holy macaroni. I paid £75 for a whole bike with 27 gears and free mud flaps.
:wink:
230k
15 Dec 15#6
Good price but limited to 172.5 crank length and a 50/34 crank which won't suit everyone.
Bagz to 230k
15 Dec 15#12
safe to say it will suit the majority though :smiley:
sparklehedgehog
15 Dec 154#8
Some proper "male hen" jockeys on this thread!
Pay for what you get in this life most of the time and with this product you're getting more than you're paying for!
Awesome groupset. Awesome price.
Bargain!
brody101
15 Dec 15#9
Heat, great price.
ipdoy
15 Dec 151#11
hot hot hot. paid £399 a couple of weeks ago.
Urgatt
15 Dec 151#13
Worth noting that it doesn't come with new cables and outers - so at the very least you'll also want to order brake and gear inner cables.
jwruk to Urgatt
7 Jan 16#28
Shifters: Ultegra 6800 11 Speed STI (Front & Rear) With Inner Cables
No need for new inners, and you can reuse outers if they're in good condition.
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Top comments
Pay for what you get in this life most of the time and with this product you're getting more than you're paying for!
Awesome groupset. Awesome price.
Bargain!
Holy macaroni. I paid £75 for a whole bike with 27 gears and free mud flaps.
:wink:
All comments (30)
Like all technical kit it's a law of diminishing returns - by the time you get to the top end you pay a lot more for a relatively small improvement. No doubt the profit margin for manufacturer/retailer is bigger too.
I just bought two branded decent enough quality Shimano nine speed cassettes for £12 each delivered.
Of course, if you go for top spec brand new technology parts they've spent hundreds of man hours shaving every last possibly milligram off, they will be.
If you want a bike to get/stay fit, go from A to B or have some fun on, there's no need to spend silly amounts
Holy macaroni. I paid £75 for a whole bike with 27 gears and free mud flaps.
:wink:
Pay for what you get in this life most of the time and with this product you're getting more than you're paying for!
Awesome groupset. Awesome price.
Bargain!
No need for new inners, and you can reuse outers if they're in good condition.