Post #4449289
2026-08-08 18:07 UTC
There are "cyclists" who buy bikes where $5000 off is a discount 😬
..and then there is me, where my last bike was $25 on eBay, and the last 3 were off the curb free 🤪
#BikeTooter
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@isol@mastodon.au 2026-08-08 21:42
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org $5,000 discount? Fouff!! In my best Aussie accent: "That's not a discount, *this* is a discount!" From 2024 news stories about the Australian team's Olympic TT bike from Factor: "For $97,979 you can buy a nice Mercedes, 30 ounces of gold … or the new super-bike Australia hopes will deliver medals of the same colour in Paris. If you want to buy one it’s all yours for $97,979 but we suggest you wait until the Paris Games finish because the price is expected to drop all the way to $10,000 - a discount of almost $90,000!"
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@indi@mefi.social 2026-08-08 18:10
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org it's like cameras. Some people are in it to chase gear and some are in it to use the things.