This Is Why Cheap Bikes Are Brilliant!

We all love the tech and innovation that goes into making the superbikes that we show on GCN Tech! But we also equally appreciate cheap budget bikes and how they can be more practical in the real world!

Being a big fan of budget bikes, Alex gives a breakdown of why they are more useful than their more expensive counterparts!

00:00 Cheap bikes are better than expensive bikes
00:20 What we have done to show how budget bikes are amazing
00:41 No correlation between price and enjoyment
01:16 Lock your bike at a train station, less chance of getting stolen, minor damage is irrelevant
02:01 Workhorses of the cycling world and easily found
03:16 Great for the environment and cost-effective
03:44 Cheap components and parts
04:18 The laws of diminishing of returns
05:49 More accessible to more people

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