Originally Posted by
smashndash
That’s the way I want to be able to look at it - that all these companies just happen to be charging absurd amounts. But it’s hard to believe that, in such a competitive industry, these companies would be able to get away with it for so long.
I guess I’m really afraid of being “that guy” who took the bait and paid in flesh and blood instead of $, despite all of my friends telling me so. Moreso the social humiliation than the physical pain 😂
The Enve 4.5 ARs, or prototype versions of them, spent hundreds of hours in a wind tunnel on half a dozen different bikes. The LB ones didn't. That's not important to 99% of the world's cyclists, but it's an expensive difference. It's important to enough people (triathletes, racers) to justify the price, and gives them a boutique reputation that entices a smaller number of cyclists to buy them. Also they have some cool tech, and fantastic service.
I'm not trying to sell you Enve wheels, I'm trying to shed light on the issue.