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You might not feel the difference between an aluminium Pre Cursa or a £2k Look on the track but you’ll ride it knowing the attention to detail and R&D and all sorts that have gone into the frame and that’s what you’ll appreciate?
Gonna be honest, I'd be pretty disappointed if I didn't feel any difference at all there... but basically, what I'm taking away from this thread is that there isn't an actual point in spending that amount of money on a bike beyond being able to and wanting something custom.
But I'm also a bit allergic to the whole 'voodoo' thing in products, all too often it's just a nice story told to increase the perceived value rather than anything tangible. Lots of talk about a 'different league' and 'another level' etc., not much to actually back it up.
SwissChap-
Agreed a bike is pretty much 8 tubes of a certain quality welded together. Whether it's history pedigree or pr story thats drags you to a certain builder is anyone's business. However in this case the frame doesn't show the same kind of swag as another popular Baum on here. so to offer it at pretty much rrp minus 10%? is pretty hopeful
Glws
"X years of building" and "master frame builder" in itself doesn't really mean much to me as long as no one is able to name an actual advantage one gets from that
Well I guess that point alone is the debate. I know personally I’d rather be riding a lovingly hand made custom frame (with a lifetime warranty and excellent after sales care) than another offering such as a Taiwanese factory made S works or the like...
You might not feel the difference between an aluminium Pre Cursa or a £2k Look on the track but you’ll ride it knowing the attention to detail and R&D and all sorts that have gone into the frame and that’s what you’ll appreciate? I don’t know. I just think that £5200 for a custom made Dura Ace di2 Corima wheel specced bike in immaculate condition seems reasonable to me. (Not to mentionthe EE calipers and the Enve finishing kit)