Originally Posted by
RedBullFiXX
In your mind, what constitutes a "snob-brand" bike ?
DB, Tubeless, 12-speed 1x, for MTB or CX has to be nice, especially if electric
Most cyclist have a disposable income, just the amount that varies
A snob-brand bike is one that you pay 25% more over an identically specced bike from the somewhat lesser-known brands such as Fuji, Kestrel, Garneau, Orbea, Opus, etc.
Most of the extra margin goes for big advertising budgets and pharmaceuticals for sponsored athletes.
As far as disc brakes, tubeless, 1 x whatever speeds, we were talking about road bikes here. Sure, these are worthwhile features on mountain and cross bikes, but are inappropriate impediments on real road bikes. A lot of recent road riders come from MTB backgrounds, and the bike industry is there to sell these inexperienced converts what they are comfortable with, and what they think they need. However misguided these perceived needs...