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Some bicycling is really expensive for parts
On 2018-08-05 12:20, Roger Merriman wrote:
Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-05 08:48, Roger Merriman wrote: Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-04 17:24, Sir Ridesalot wrote: I was looking at the Mountain Equipment Co-Op site for tires and a cassette for a 700C hybrid that I'm tuning up for a friend. Whilst on the site I saw 26" tire for $240.00 CDN. Vee Tire Co Snowshoe XL Studded 26" Tire https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5047-2...ded-26%22-Tire Btw the tire is made in Thailand. Buy them elsewhere. Fat tires still have that "novelty mark-up". https://www.amazon.com/XL-Studded-12.../dp/B00M2LME1S However, I generally do not spend more than $20 for an MTB tire. IME you often do not get what you pay for with bike stuff. Then I saw a 12 speed cassette 10 -50 teeth for $611.00 CDN! https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5053-7...Speed-Cassette What gives with these prices? Car tires are not nearly that expensive and I bet motorcycle tires cost less too. Baffled by these prices. It's fashion surcharges. When I was in a bike shop in Placerville and saw a 50T cassette for the first time my jaw almost dropped when they told me it's "only" $299. No way. Wait a few years and live with 40T until they come down in price. When they do I might put one on the road bike as I get older. I’ve found for road bikes there isn’t a huge difference in tyres, at least 23-28mm road race. But that MTB or even Gravel bikes more expensive ones do matter, not so much rolling resistance but grip, ie better designed tread with better ie softer gripper compound, if you live somewhere dry probably doesn’t matter as much. In the winter it gets very wet and muddy here but I haven't seen much of a difference between low cost Asian MTB tires and Western "brand name" ones. Regarding reliability there is a difference. I found the side walls on Asian tires to be more sturdy and that is most important to me. They might be an ounce or two heavier but, oh well. I suspect Welsh wet and muddy is a scale up, bear in mind the hills swallow stuff, like planes etc. The Sudbury hill across from our house has also swallowed a plane, an Aircoupe with a couple in there, didn't survive :-( The posh tyres I use are trail/enduro so they have reinforced sidewalls, not as heavy as a DH tyre but not far off, come in just a touch under a 1KG and thus far have shrugged off rock strikes etc, they do come in a Trail park Version ie hard wearing compound, but I like grip so take the wear rate hit. The cheap tyres I’ve used haven’t been worth it as ever mileage varies. My experience is different but mine are 29". Maybe that market is different. It isn't so much the compound that gives grip but the knobbies. When those wear off fast or some tear out the grip on inclines will eventually get so bad that the tire needs to be replaced. "Brand name" tires usually lasted my 500mi, the Thai ones sometimes go up to 800mi. People use MTB for transportation and utility rides in this area so cost per mile matters a bit. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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