Your examples of cycling bad value ( taking the p.... )

[Tymon170]

Hi for those wanting better value for money,here is three shops in NZ that sell quality gear at reasonable prices and I have clothes from all three that are nearly ten years old and are still wearable for task. Ground Effects,Kathmandu,Swazi Clothing. All three have websites and courier overseas .Swazi clothing isn’t bike specific but they make good stuff, Ground Effect are bike only and Kathmandu have a variety. Regards

 

[Manc44]

Anything made by Problem Solvers. For example this at £23:

Problem Solvers Cross Clamp Pulley DMR Mech Verter

Problem Solvers' Cross Clamps mount to your seat tube to make your top-routed cables compatible with bottom-pull road derailleurs. What? Well, you want to race 'cross, right? But 'cross frames have top-routed cables, requiring a top-pull front derailleur. All the good light components tend to be...

www.sjscycles.co.uk

One of those carbon front mech band clamps at nearly £25 a pop...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/eXotic-Carbon-Derailleur-34-9mm-Finish/dp/B00N9Q7ASM

(Amazon link won't post so I put it in a code box)

 

[Doomanic]

www.amazon.co.uk/eXotic-Carbon-Derailleur-34-9mm-Finish/dp/B00N9Q7ASM

 

[Gary]

What decent carbon road frame uses a band on clamp?



#cheaptrinkets4Tightfannies

 

[Manc44]

What decent carbon road frame uses a band on clamp?



#cheaptrinkets4Tightfannies

An old one.

 

[VWsurfbum]

I give you $699.99 of ridiculous cash in on the rich ultimate accessory. Glad I'm not a roadie for many reasons but you know this is coming our way with an Ebike specific version which will be the bargain price of $799.99

HOLLOWcage Carbon Ceramic Oversized Derailleur Pulley Cage

Shimano 9100 / 8000. Revolutionary mono-plate design is the quietest, best shifting, aerodynamic derailleur cage design created to date.

absoluteblack.cc

 

[Manc44]

Have the diamonds fallen out of it?

It's not like it's solving a problem since rear derailleurs already shift perfectly fine.

I think that's the winner.

 

[KtP]

Boomerang Cyclotrac. Around £100 for a tracker/alarm with security screws to fix to the bike. Doesn’t work, and the thingy to undo the screws is cheap and widely available. Constant assurances from supplier about firmware and app updates, but nothing really effective.

 

[Gary]

I give you $699.99 of ridiculous cash in on the rich ultimate accessory. Glad I'm not a roadie for many reasons but you know this is coming our way with an Ebike specific version which will be the bargain price of $799.99

HOLLOWcage Carbon Ceramic Oversized Derailleur Pulley Cage

Shimano 9100 / 8000. Revolutionary mono-plate design is the quietest, best shifting, aerodynamic derailleur cage design created to date.

absoluteblack.cc

I don't think you need to worry about us being their target market
It's quite funny that Asolute black are openly slagging off Ceramic Speed's pulley wheels which must have been ABs reason for making these in the first place.
I know a guy who swears by them and his £4k+ carbon aero wheels. He does regularly podium in Ironman/Triathlons though. I keep telling him to spend his money on EPO... or drugs of any sort really. I know I'd need drugs to sit for 4 or 5 hours watching a power meter reading

 

[VWsurfbum]

Its a weird approach to be sure and exactly that, they've looked at something that's a bonkers price already for marginal gains and thought, what a great idea, minimal cost to us, maximum selling price and profit.
No one is going to convince me that this "thing" gives value to any rider to the value that they are charging?