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Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 8 months ago10k mountain bike is like 95% the same bike as what a professional mountain biker would use in a competition. 10k motorbike is consumer grade junk that would probably break within minutes if you abuse it like you do a pro bike.
doublejay1999@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 8 months ago
In around 2012 the costs of Tour the France bikes ranged somewhere around 4k to 8k (with a rumoured 12K€ bike). Source: French TV :-)
Training bikes was about half (source my lil bro^^), but as the frame were mostly carbon and glue, they were actually quite used at the end of the season.
QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 8 months ago
So, as an example. The Honda CBR650R is $9,899.
You can absolutely abuse that for thousands of miles.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I somehow doubt that’s anywhere near the bikes they use on motoGP or such. A quick google seems to put those anywhere from 1 to 4 million USD.
nukeworker10@lemmy.world 8 months ago
True, but there are grades of racing. I don’t know what the current class structure is, but a 7k CBR is spitting distance of super street or whatever that AMA class is called now. I think the point being made is still valid. I can’t go out and buy a motogp bike, and the manufacturer isn’t pretending to sell me one.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Yeah, I’m just trying to illustrate that many people don’t quite seem to appreciate the level on engineering that is put into these things. What your average weekend warrior is doing with their mountain bike is not that far away from what a pro enduro racer would do in a competition. That’s why you need pro level gear too and that comes with a cost. A walmart bike simply just can’t handle the abuse and there’s plenty of videos on YouTube demonstrating that.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 months ago
Warranty will often mention that it's void if you race it. But I don't think the comparison's fair.
Even in circumstances where it isn't literally illegal to ride even a 'budget' motorbike anywhere near full potential, it's still incredibly dangerous for an amateur. You literally can't abuse it like a pro, without likely killing yourself.
Pro-level bicycle? Often no problem. You're less likely to get into trouble at 20mph/30kmh than 120mph/200kmh on a cheap motorbike. Forget about motogp bikes which IRC do 0-300kmh(190mph?) in under 10 seconds.
LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Superbike championships use road bikes with a change of fairings and upgrades to things like exhaust, brakes, and suspension.
Hell, Isle Of Man TT lightweight class has used stuff like the ER6f as a base which is a budget commuter bike, lol
A halo model super sport is basically a street legal race bike.
TheWoozy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Remember when NASCAR racing meant “stock” car racing? Me neither.