Originally Posted by
urbanknight
Agreed, and that’s why it’s so hard to compare. To my point, a person getting into cycling today can’t get a mass produced steel frame with 5 speed Tourney downtube shifters in a regular bike shop, no matter how much it would cost.
You're also unlikely to find a buck board and buggywhip at a car dealer, but you can get a mass produced aluminum framed bike from a major manufacturer with Claris 8 speed STIs for the $800, which is equivalent to $315 in 1989.
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