R+D is what a company in a rapidly evolving business has to pay for to produce competing products. As the customer i dont want to be hearing that i am paying (a massive price) for some expanding foam inside my bike. What's more as many have said there are alternatives as equally desirable as this such as the Summum and the V10 at a much more bearable price.

bikounet; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountains_and_hills_in_Belgium Go make some trails! It's what it is all about! ;p

Yes but in the UK most bikes costing $2000 CAD come in at £2000 GBP. I agree the MYST wins in the UK every time.

Sram was biggin up it's maxle lite recently saying it was lighter and stiffer than shimano's QR15. Having used both on the same bike I prefer 20mm bolt thru... Hope it is!