We were looking for fall and winter weather gear. I was looking for a balaclava and Shannon is in the market for a new winter coat. April had never been to Midwest Mountaineering. We looked at everything. We combed through Thrifty Outfitters, tried on half the coats, and didn't get followed around like a bunch of shoplifters.
Shannon found a long sleeve shirt and I found a silk balaclava, and I had a crazy awesome idea for how to deter people from stealing bike seats. If anyone is looking to spend pile more than necessary on a Big Dummy, the Hub had one for just over two grand with a separate price tag for the basic basic kick stand holding it up. Shannon's theory is: "Maybe it was put together with wuv, and that's what made it so expensive."
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Well, the Big Dummy frame/fork is over $1000. The Xtracycle bags/rack/snapdeck combo is over $200. Disc brakes? A couple hundred, probably. Wheels? $300 or so. Tires? Maybe $80. Handlebars, stem, seatpost, saddle, shifters, derailleurs... it adds up.
Unfortunately, there is no complete BD yet, so shops have to piece them together, which is usually more expensive. They are going to do a complete BD. MSRP is planned to be $2700.
Big Dummy:
Expensive, but worth it.
I think what upset me was the kickstand having a separate price tag.
Well, that is dumb. Was it the double kickstand? If so, it probably comes with a single and the double is an upcharge.
Don't read too much into weird things you see at bike shops. Sometimes a person who works at the shop will say or think: "that bike needs a kickstand." Then, on this whim, that person will snatch a kickstand from the kickstand shelf, and it will get attached to the bike, complete with its own price tag.
no it was one of the greenfield rear mounted single ones.
On the big price tag hanging from the handle bar were two stickers, one for the the Surly, one for the kick stand.
but moving on, my hand hurts.
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