Comment on What makes a bicycle so expensive?

• Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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  • nukeworker10@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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    • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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  • Hyperreality@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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  • LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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    • TheWoozy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Remember when NASCAR racing meant “stock” car racing? Me neither.

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      • LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Poor camparison, Superbike championship and the TT etc use the frame and engine (and quite a few other bits too). A stock bike in the right hands can get reasonably close to their lap times, and one with light mods (say, €1000 extra and a bit of elbow grease) can be halfway between the two.

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