Bicycle Inflation

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I don’t doubt that the Schwinn Midtown is a far inferior bike, from the point of view of a bike connoisseur, to whatever is being sold used in Portland. But you’ve got to love a city whose citizens put a set of moral/aesthetic principles — whether it’s riding a bike with proper disc brakes or refusing to support the Big Box stores — this far above their own financial well-being. And although every city has its bike aficionados, I think that in Portland, most people just buy rebuilt bikes locally because it feels right to do so, not because all these everyday bike riders can really tell the difference between Shimano TX-30 derailleurs and M-970 XTR’s.

The Freakonomics blog has an article on bicycle inflation . In cities where bikes are a serious form of transportation the value of bikes skyrockets while the value of cars falls off. According to the informal study done by the author, Robin Goldstein, Portland is matched with San Francisco for the most expensive bikes and least expensive cars. Seattle has even more expensive bikes and cheaper cars.

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Cycle Show 2011: Troy Lee Designs Specialized Demo

Written by | Tuesday, 04 October 2011

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Taking pride of place on Fisher Outdoor Leisure's stand at Cycle Show 2011 this weekend was this eyecatching Demo 8 – a collaboration between bike makers Specialized and custom paint masters Troy Lee Designs. A frame like this deserves a parts spec to match, and Fisher didn't disappoint, decking out the show bike with a RockShox. The paint job has been designed by Troy himself, with sparkly orange paint, 3D down tube graphics and rainbow stripes on the upper link to celebrate team rider Sam Hill's victory at the 2010 World Championships. The special edition TLD collaboration is available now for £1,999.

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Selected News

SLX Redefined: 2013 Shimano

velonews.competitor.com | 31 Dec 1969

By Logan VonBokel The one-finger brake levers have the same design as XT and XTR (though not as shiny). Photo courtesy of Shimano A new double crank option for the SLX line. Photo courtesy of Shimano The new Shadow Plus SLX rear derailleur.

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Shimano XTR Di2 Electronic MTB Drivetrain Spotted?

Shimano XTR Di2 electronic MTB drivetrain spotted?

BikeRadar.com | 31 Dec 1969

Kabush also posted this full bike shot of some supposedly new parts he's testing. The front derailleur isn't visible and the image is a bit grainy but by our eyes, it looks like a standard Shimano XTR rear derailleur back there along with standard

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Fox Racing Shox Test New Electronic Suspension

Fox Racing Shox test new electronic suspension

BikeRadar.com | 31 Dec 1969

By James Huang, tech editor, from Boulder, CO What we once thought was perhaps a prototype Shimano XTR Di2 transmission on Geoff Kabush's (Scott-3Rox Racing) new Scott Scale 29 actually turns out to be some sort of electronic control for his Fox Racing

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Wheels Review: Porsche RS Bicycle

Wheels review: Porsche RS bicycle

The Guardian | 31 Dec 1969

Price £4999 Weight 9kg Gears Shimano XTR 2x10 It's a Porsche with a difference. It has two wheels, 20 gears, one seat, no doors and weighs just 20lb. Its engine is 46 years old, though, and hasn't been tuned in years. Worse than that, it wheezes badly

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Alexei Sayle: Latest Porsche Misses The Mark

Alexei Sayle: Latest Porsche misses the mark

Telegraph.co.uk | 31 Dec 1969

for the Porsche RS bicycle, let alone the £5000 it actually retails for. The Porsche RS is supposedly inspired by the company's GT road-car department, so it has a carbon-fibre monocoque frame, carbon-fibre seat post, 20-speed Shimano XTR gear set,

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