▲ 498 ▼ Environmental protester halt the world championship in cycling... one of the best alternatives to fuel driven transportation.... (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by cosmicrookie@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mtcerio@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Few "big bicycling" inspires a lot of "small bicycling" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] appel@whiskers.bim.boats 2 points 3 years ago I can see this argument, but I just hate the way the industry is heading, to extract as much money as possible by selling upgrades, new frames, etc etc. The price of a new bike has also risen 2-3x since before COVID and won't go down. Frame materials are becoming more resource intensive, parts are becoming less replaceable and more proprietary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] appel@whiskers.bim.boats 2 points 3 years ago I can see this argument, but I just hate the way the industry is heading, to extract as much money as possible by selling upgrades, new frames, etc etc. The price of a new bike has also risen 2-3x since before COVID and won't go down. Frame materials are becoming more resource intensive, parts are becoming less replaceable and more proprietary. permalink fedilink source parent
