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Originally Posted by ntb1001
”Complete Bicycles from $10,995; Framesets from $6,795."
Is this really a high price for what’s is regarded as a high end frame?
I’m genuinely asking, a Richard Sachs (if you can get in the que) now sits at $6,600.
Is a Sachs not worth it either?
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Everyone values things differently, clearly.
I would happily buy a Serotta frame from earlier decades because the name has some cool historic significance, but currently?- nope, his name has no value over any number of really talented and experienced builders.
I wouldnt pay $6600 for a Sachs simply because I dont want to pay that much for a frame, but if I had to buy one or the other, itd for sure be a Sachs. That guy still has a reputation and involvement that, to me, adds value to the act of attaching tubes. He has, and continues to, add to the US framebuilding ecosphere.
I am 42, and am confident my age plays a general role in how I value the Serotta name. I am old enough to know of his name from the 80s, too young to have been directly influenced by the brand back then, and also old enough to have seen how many times he has tried to make the brand relevant since the glory days.