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>brake pads for my car: $4 for pair, $16 for set
>brake pads for my bike: $13 for pair, $26 for set
>4 tubleless schrader nipples for my car: $5
>2 tubless schrader nipples for my bike: $10
>1 vented brake rotor with complex machining that fits my particular car: $20
>1 flat piece of steel cut in a circle with some holes that fits every bike with disc brakes: $10
>supercharger belt for my track car: $80, designed to handle 10+ kw of mashing air together to create boost
>drive belt for (not my) bike: $80, designed to handle at most 1 kw of some fatty with a mid-drive bafang
>cam belt for my car, closer to bike's drive belt: $10
>local mechanic's quote for changing brake fluid in my car: $8
>local bike shop's quote for changing brake fluid on my bike: $12
(note: I can do that myself)
I thought car industry are masters of ripping you the fuck off, but cycling industry is something else. How do they get away with it for this long and what do we do with it?