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thing cost me about 55 bucks

BTW means "by the way"

remember this note below for something to think about

Generally a higher priced product will be lighter, stronger, and have better features (depending on what part were talking about) For example why pay more for the fancy Race Face crank, when you can just buy a Truvativ Hussfelt crank? Well there are several reasons, the first one being the Race Face crank is quite a bit stronger and stiffer, which means it should last you quite a long time without any problems. The Hussfelt on the other hand is still an OK crank, but it certainly isn't as stiff, or as durable. Also the Race Face crank is made of a better quality Aluminum, which means the inital material costs to make the crank is higher, but it also means that the crank will be better. Engineering has a lot to do with the price of a product as well, they need to recoup the costs of their engineers salary. Making products that are both lightweight and strong is a very difficult business because it requires a lot of analysis and R&D. Generally the higher end stuff will have more research put into it to make the product better. Now just because something is expensive doesn't mean that its actually good. Some companies think that if they up their price tag, people will think that their product is of higher quality, and they might sell more of that product, that is until people realize that it actually crap and not worth the money (I can think if quite a few companies, but I won't name any names). If you compare most products in the short term, the advantages/disadvantages aren't normally as apparent as over a longer period of time. For example, on my DH bike I've been running Sram X.0 parts for the last 3 years. In that time I have only replaced my deraileur twice, I would of only had to replace it once, had I stuck with what I know. I ran an X.0 shortcage for about 2 years before i finally destroyed it by hitting a rock and it had totally bent the cage. Now I know an X.0 is not an in-expensive derrailleur, but considering it lasted nearly 2 years, I would say it was well worth the price tag. Since I was cheap, I decided to replace it with an X.9 which I figured would at least last me for the rest of the season, and at less than half the cost, it made sense at the time. So after 2 days of riding, I had managed to bend the X.9 enough to essentially make it scrap. Now I was riding the same terrain as I always do, and it was just to relatively relax days at the local hill, but I still managed to destroy that derailleur. So instead of putting back on another X.9, I told myself that the X.0 would be much better choice seeing as the first one had lasted me so much longer than the X.9. So anyways, what I'm saying is that the cheaper components are OK for a beginner and even some intermediate riders, but once you start putting enough miles on your bikes, you begin to realize that better quality components are worth the additional costs. Its nice knowing that your bike isn't on the verge of falling apart because you went for the $100 crank and not the $200 crank, because in the end, you'll probably end up spending more money replacing cheap parts than you would have if you had just bought a better quality part in the first place. Another quick example, I have a friend who swears by "budget" drivetrain parts (Tiagra Derrailleurs, $15 chains, etc) but he usually needs 2,3 even 4 chains a year, and at least 2-3 derailleurs. So yes it cheaper initially, but buying 4 $15 chains is costing you more than one good XTR chain. That's it for now, hopefully you have enough patience to read everything I wrote!

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