Got $21,000? This Baum is ready and in stock!

[joosttx]

Marin Service Course sold a Wilmer bike to a billionaire for over $30K. Every bearing on the bike was replaced with Ceramic Speed bearings.

Anyone want to wager how tall and what size the owner of AC is and rides?

[adub]

Any of those bikes would look so good in the bike rack on my Hybrid Porsche cruising the streets of Marin County.

[krooj]

While we're on the topic of Marin, what's a good coffee shop to ride to up there? For reference, I'd consider Home, Sightglass, or Cat & Cloud to be my kinda jam.

[tv_vt]

Nothing in my size. Not that it matters.

[nelsoc]

So that's about $28,500 AUD. At these prices, I guess I should quickly collect my Baum that's gathering dust in Australia and bring it back to DC.

Frankly this price creep is pretty offensive. I paid $3495 AUD for my Baum frameset and fork in 2008. Don't get me wrong, Darren makes nice bike frames. But this seems illustrative of the growing inequality we're seeing and I'm not sure it is an approach I'd support.

[crankles]

Originally Posted by samkl

For $21k, surely they could find a better place to take a photo. What's that, a parking garage?

yeah...I want sexy photos...

[NHAero]

AC stands for...

Absurd Checkbook?

Back when Whole Foods hadn't absorbed them, my sisters called Bread & Circus Bread&Checkbook. Now it's Whole Checkbook.

[adub]

In true Paceline style;

"If only one of these was a 58"

[AngryScientist]

How about a quick exercise:

chime in with the ratio of

(your best guess estimate of your best's bike current market value in like new condition) to (the msrp of your most expensive automobile in 2022 model year)

GO!

[yinzerniner]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

How about a quick exercise:

chime in with the ratio of

(your best guess estimate of your best's bike current market value in like new condition) to (the msrp of your most expensive automobile in 2022 model year)

GO!

Current value: Bike $7,500 vs Car $42,000

Purchase Price: Bike 2019 $5,700 ~ vs Car 2020 $37,000

[b33]

Current Bike 2014 Domane Classics w/ Campy Record (purchased frame 2018 New - had the Campy) - $4,200
Current Car 2016 BMW 750 (purchased 2020) - $36,000

Bike Current Value - $2,500
Car Current Value - $45,000

[Coffee Rider]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

How about a quick exercise:

chime in with the ratio of

(your best guess estimate of your best's bike current market value in like new condition) to (the msrp of your most expensive automobile in 2022 model year)

GO!

The ratio is .084

[many_styles]

Originally Posted by nelsoc

So that's about $28,500 AUD. At these prices, I guess I should quickly collect my Baum that's gathering dust in Australia and bring it back to DC.

Frankly this price creep is pretty offensive. I paid $3495 AUD for my Baum frameset and fork in 2008. Don't get me wrong, Darren makes nice bike frames. But this seems illustrative of the growing inequality we're seeing and I'm not sure it is an approach I'd support.

A existing customer, and potential customer of A/C bikes know what they’re getting into; cost wise. Both Baum and AC know their target market, and charge accordingly, to profit and pay their employees a living wage.

FYI, both the Baum and Provo are spec’d to the gills for CK’s anniversary, including custom paint for Chris King’s Open House.

I’m sure you could spec a baseline Baum, and be much cheaper.


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[many_styles]

Originally Posted by crankles

yeah...I want sexy photos...

To each their own.


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[Coffee Rider]

The prices of these bikes make me feel that the cost of my next bike is not as unreasonable as the dollar amount indicates since it will be exactly what I want. I'm sure the people who end up buying these bikes will be pretty happy with their purchases.