Originally Posted by
UCantTouchThis
Not just for the entry, for all of us! My Madone is a 2014 ($2100), perfect condition as are all my bikes being older than my Madone. Well maintained and smooth running.
But I looked last year before the virus and the cost of a Madone was $5000+. I thought about getting another bike just to add to the stable but forget about it!
My honest opinion is corporate greed, as it is in most other industries as well.
They are going to kill the goose that laid the golden egg at this rate. I used to be an audiophile, but they kept raising prices and at a certain point, I just stopped buying gear. It was one thing to buy a stereo that cost 50 or 60% more than a mass produced junky stereo, another matter to spend thousands of dollars on just a turntable, or tonearm.