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"Will the "Olive Crate" offer still be around after I get my corrective cosmetic orthodontics practice off and running?" "calm down, it comes with a box." "One time I had to wait 8 weeks for a limited edition Cobra Commander, it was totally worth it." 
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05-03-2016, 07:47 PM
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Too bad the company isn't older, I could only afford those kits if King was founded in 976AD, or earlier....
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05-03-2016, 08:00 PM
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This is reminding me of something I noticed at the movie theater last week... The 7-9pm shows are ONLY available in 3D...which is a $19 ticket...yea. The 12/5pm shows and 1050pm shows are in 2D. So, they get the people who don't want 3D to fill the theaters at times when they would otherwise be empty, then they empty the wallets of those trying to go during "primetime hours," offering only their most expensive product. AMC and Chris King should be buddies.
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05-03-2016, 08:25 PM
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I am thinking that a set of those Boost hubs rocking out a 29+ on the trails would be rather sic...
 Only problem is I would be afraid to bury them in mud and sand... To be honest if I could float $2k USD without any questions I would... Reality...maybe for some?...maybe?...Not I... Cool offering!!
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05-03-2016, 08:47 PM
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King must be responding to some sort of market demand, inquiry, etc., obviously none if whom reside in this thread.
 The market will speak as to the true interest. More power to em, and they're all machined right here onshore, right? It looks beautiful, and we'll crafted. Yeah crazy price but so what, it can still be appreciated. Why ridicule them when they're doing the real deal (design and production) in the u.s. whereas, as someone mentioned price comparison to rapha, thats all made in some random factory in China probably by some kid or woman making a few bucks a day. Nothin' wrong with what King is trying to achieve. Last edited by 54ny77; 05-03-2016 at 08:53 PM.
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05-04-2016, 07:41 AM
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the kit and headsets are expensive and it's annoying you can't buy the hubs or BB's by themselves, but if you're after a wheelset with the hubs built in, it's $135 more. a decent chunk of change, sure, but not worth getting p*ssed-off over. it's not three times the already crazy-expensive price ala silca/pegoretti.
these are $1285: http://wheelshop.chrisking.com/40th-...oy-race-climb/ these are $1150: http://wheelshop.chrisking.com/alloy-race-climb/ I'm kinda annoyed the headsets are on STANDS though; like they don't expect you to ever actually install and use them.
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Free market, he can price them any way he wishes. If you think it isn't worth it, vote with your wallet. But I did get my 50th and 80th Campagnolo anniversary groups for less $.
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05-04-2016, 01:47 PM
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relying on making fringe bike parts on $10/hr as primary source of income sounds like a dead end disaster waiting to happen, regardless of working conditions at ck. doesn't portland have a minimum wage law?
of course, tell the foreign factory worker at the very lowest rung of the supply chain, whose labor creates the materials used to create the products that enable posting to this thread, that $10/hr sucks. point being, defining a moral high ground in purchasing decisions is a very slippery slope.
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