Why Motorcycles and Mountain Bikes Cost the Same

Ryan F9 and The D.O.D. finally settle the age old debate: why do some mountain bikes cost as much as a brand new motorcycle? Mountain bikes don’t have complicated engines full of small moving parts. Shouldn’t they cost less than motor bikes?

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[stitch]

Ah the days when I tripled the value of my car by putting my road bike on top.

[isaakwelch]

I remember just getting into the bicycle world when my dads brand new carbon fiber trek got rear ended on the back of our SUV. The insurance company looked up the price of every single part of that bike because they couldn't believe it cost so much.

[angrychilimango]

As a mountain biker myself, I have to say mountain bike companies have gotten extremely greedy especially during covid .

[FancyAnimal]

For $18, 000 you can have a Specialized Tarmac SL8 pedal road bike or a 215hp BMW S1000RR super bike. This pricing is purely a function of sporting good market pricing vs automotive market pricing. Mfg and delivery costs are not even remotely close for these 2 products.

[nifty_biscuit]

That last "It's in neutral" joke floored me. The writers at FortNine always hit

[marcusgilliam]

extremely high priced mountain bikes available during COVID are why I purchased my first dirt bike. Everything seemed like a deal next to a $5, 000 pedal machine.

[sm]

As a former mountain biker for like 10+ years now into motorbikes, this was one of the best pieces of content I’ve ever seen

[rolandcolavizza]

The cycling industry is really ripping us off. I mean how many moving parts is in a motor bike compared to a bicycle, and they still can't make a round bottom bracket

[colebierplease]

As a cyclist and a lifelong motorcycle rider, there is no way bicycle companies can justify the $7-10k they charge except that there are people with money who are willing to pay it because in their world, spending more money on something than the next guy means something…SMH

[FudgeMonkeySmurf]

This is so funny. I remember doing this calculation about four years ago when I was looking to buy a mountain bike for my local downhill trails in sunny old Englandshire... I literally could not get my head around the equivalence of cost between mountain bikes and motorcycles.
I realised that I could actually hire a 7K plus downhill mountain bike for £70 for day at the weekend. I worked out I would need to go mountain biking every weekend for 2 years before it would equate to the retail cost of the bike.

Anyway, long story short, I bought a motorcycle. ;O)

[yordankrushkov]

Being both a mtb user and dual sport bike rider I found this video extremely relatable and funny. Bought a used canyon spectral carbon recently at a very good price and still costs more than what I can get for my 2001 Transalp lol

[MultiFinly]

No debate mountain bikes are totally overpriced.

[brianrainey]

The transition from aluminum/steel frames to carbon fibre appeared to give the manufacturers a free pass to jack the prices on everything. There are so many sub-categories of mtn bikes now that even industry insiders have a hard time explaining them. I ride sportbikes, mtn bikes, and road bikes so I have no dog in this fight, just money exiting my wallet. 😄

[MattKester]

“Look at all those colors.” That one’s never gonna get old!

[paulmakinson]

As a lifelong cyclist and motorcyclist, I just think bicycles are ridiculously overpriced. I am 58, a bicycle for a pro on the "Tour de France" is just as useful to me as a Ninja H2R is. On my bicycle, I just aspire to do some cardio workout, have a smooth ride, enjoy the scenery and keep up with my friends in the same age bracket. I believe that the gain in performance gets less and less as you increase the price. My bicycle is a second hand aluminum Wilier Triestina, good enough for me. A few seconds might make all the difference between winning and losing to a pro, none whatsoever to me. And the real stiff carbon frame will exhaust me hurt my old joints.

[BenFlipsCars]

The only reason both road and Mountain bicycles have become so expensive is because... ppl keep buying them despite the price. lol

[Simoxs]

I thought my parents were crazy when they bought 2 E-Bikes that each cost the same as I paid for my F800GS… and I honestly still think they’re crazy

[matth]

Seeing Yoann Barelli collaborate with FortNine is the crossover I didn't know I needed.

[Nolofinwe]

Ryan it's time to make a video on Chinese motorcycles.

[Skibidi_bb_]

No need to debate, just need to calculate cost of production