confusedcyclist
Veteran
Here's one for the cost cutting DIYers.
I have been looking into buying a box of 100 inner gear and 100 inner brake cables, the stainless steel varieties, not the inferior rust prone and therefore cheaper galvanized variety. Savings are significant if buying in bulk, however the initial investment is quite high if you end up buying both brake and gear cables.
Assuming individual cables purchased at retail cost £2.99 delivered, and cables purchased in bulk cost £0.80 each after shipping is factored in.
With an initial outlay of £80 per box it would require 13.3 cable changes before I broke even on cost of a box.
If I can get more than one person (myself) in on the deal the initial investment for each party falls and it becomes more attractive.
3 people with 33 cables each at £26.66, (8 changes) or
4 people with 25 cables at £20, (6.6 changes)...
and so on.
Is there anyone in the Leeds/Bradford area that would like to get in on this? Obviously I am not going to demand money up front, it would be cash on exchange of goods if done in person. Although if you were trusting enough, I would be willing to ship further afield on receipt of payment via paypal if you are prepared to cover cost of postage, although that will add slightly to your cost, may still be worth while if it if you buy a large number (>=33).
Alternatively, I could just buy boxes myself and sell surplus on ebay, however I thought it would be a good opportunity to build a network/non-profit swap/exchange community locally.
Thoughts?
I have been looking into buying a box of 100 inner gear and 100 inner brake cables, the stainless steel varieties, not the inferior rust prone and therefore cheaper galvanized variety. Savings are significant if buying in bulk, however the initial investment is quite high if you end up buying both brake and gear cables.
Assuming individual cables purchased at retail cost £2.99 delivered, and cables purchased in bulk cost £0.80 each after shipping is factored in.
With an initial outlay of £80 per box it would require 13.3 cable changes before I broke even on cost of a box.
If I can get more than one person (myself) in on the deal the initial investment for each party falls and it becomes more attractive.
3 people with 33 cables each at £26.66, (8 changes) or
4 people with 25 cables at £20, (6.6 changes)...
and so on.
Is there anyone in the Leeds/Bradford area that would like to get in on this? Obviously I am not going to demand money up front, it would be cash on exchange of goods if done in person. Although if you were trusting enough, I would be willing to ship further afield on receipt of payment via paypal if you are prepared to cover cost of postage, although that will add slightly to your cost, may still be worth while if it if you buy a large number (>=33).
Alternatively, I could just buy boxes myself and sell surplus on ebay, however I thought it would be a good opportunity to build a network/non-profit swap/exchange community locally.
Thoughts?
I love complete bikes as some of you might have seen by my picture of them hanging, I hate drawers full of bits and pieces.
