The Best Intro To LEGO Technic For Just $9.99!
A quick review of the LEGO Technic Motorcycle #42132 set.
There is a somewhat of a misconception out there that LEGO is expensive. While I won’t deny the fact that overall it’s on the more expensive end of hobbies, it’s certainly not the most expensive, and those who perhaps are happy with just smaller sets, can actually get away with extremely low costs for incredibly fun sets. LEGO’s #42132 set is one of those. In fact, looking back at nearly 30 years of personal experience with building LEGO sets, this set is by far the most impressive from every relevant perspective.
This one is an interesting story for me, not so much because I like building Technic sets, but rather because my first-ever Technic set at the age of 9 was, in fact, another motorbike, the #8810 Café Racer. I think this set gives me yet another opportunity to highlight how LEGO prices actually went down rather than up. The Café Racer in 1991 cost $10 for just 80 pieces. The 2022 Motorcycle, however, at $9.99 has over double the piece-count at 163. And while 32 of those are indeed the chain, that’s still excellent value for money, especially if you take inflation into account. Note that the $9.99 price-tag is not even a special offer, that is the sticker price even on the LEGO site.
