spookini wrote:
zedzded wrote:
Triathlon/cycling gear is a complete and utter rip off. I've been wavesailing (windsurfing) for years and the cost of windsurf gear is high, but pales into comparison with that of bike gear. A carbon mast would cost around $400, measuring 4.5m compared to a 40cm carbon seat post that can cost over $300 (Aus $). Crazy.Yeah, you only need one seatpost. And one bike.
W/ modern windsurfing, you need 3 boards, 4 masts, 6 sails, and 2 booms, just to have fun.
It's an apples-to-oranges comparison.
Well not really, my sails cover a huge wind range and all fit on a 4m mast, similarly with my 2 wave boards, they'll cover a huge wind range and can be ridden in small - to large swell. So I have 3 sails, 1 mast and 2 boards and that covers wind and wave conditions from 18knots - 35+. Irresepctively I think you're missing my point. Why are windsurfing companies able to sell a 400cm carbon mast for $300 and bike companies are selling a seatpost for the same price that is 1/10th the size? Carbon wheels for $3k that have about $25 worth of carbon in them.. $10K carbon frames with about $300 worth of carbon...